Property Record
2045 N Green Bay Rd
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lawrence Smith House |
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| Reference Number: | 230693 |
| Location (Address): | 2045 N Green Bay Rd |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Mount Pleasant |
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| Year Built: | 1933 |
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| Survey Date: | 2015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This house was reportedly built by Racine lawyer Lawrence Smith, who subsequently served in the US Congress form 1941 to his death in 1958. 2015- "Influenced by the Tudor Revival architectural style, this prominent, two-story, gabled brick house is situated on the southeast side of Green Bay Road, which it faces, and oriented on a southwest/northeast axis. The steeply-pitched roof is sheathed with asphalt shingles. The primary entrance is sheltered by a prominent, projecting, gabled porch that extends beyond a two-story gabled projection. The entry porch is supported by brick columns, between which is a three-course, elongated arch defined by header bricks. Stone accents at the eaves of this porch suggest the use of returns. To the left (northeast) of the entry projection, in the two-story gabled projection, are three, six-over-one-light first-floor windows and two similar windows centered on the second floor. The gabled peak is defined by a half-timber-like covering that simulates timber set within stucco. A one-story gabled wing then projects to the northeast. It claims two, six-over-one-light windows in its northeast-facing sidewall. To the right (southwest) of the main entryway, in the gabled sidewall extending to the southwest, are three, six-over-one-light sashes, to the right of which are four additional windows. A shed-roof dormer is situated to the right (southwest) of the primary, northeast-facing gable. It is sheathed with the same half-timber-like covering found in the gabled peak. The southwest-facing, gabled endwall has two, first floor windows and a second-floor window centered beneath the gabled peak, which itself is sheathed with the same half-timber-like covering noted previously. A recessed two-car garage is attached to the southwest gabled endwall and completes the structure. An ornamental stone fence, a corner of which claims a porch light, is part of the landscaping adjacent to the driveway. Deborah Parker, the current property owner, stated that this house was built in 1933 for Lawrence Smith, a Racine-area attorney who lived there for 14 years. Smith was subsequently elected to the U.S. Congress in 1941. He served as the area's congressman until his death in 1958. The Smith's sold the house to the Jondahls family, which occupied it for about 50 years, after which it was purchased by the Headly family. The Parkers acquired it fourteen years ago." -"CTH MM (Green Bay Road), Racine S 7.5' Quadrangle to Racine N 7.5' Quadrangle", WisDOT 2808-00-00, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (John N. Vogel), (2015). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |