301 6TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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301 6TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
301 6TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Porter Furniture Co.
Other Name:Porters of Racine
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:24577
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):301 6TH ST
County:Racine
City:Racine
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1938
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Art/Streamline Moderne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Historic Sixth Street Business District
National Register Listing Date:3/24/1988
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. A demolition permit was applied for on 3/31/2014. 1ST FLR APPEARS TO BE MARBLESTRON. HORIZONTAL LINES IN CORNICE. 45' CORNER W/COLUMNS TO EITHER SIDE.

WILLIAM A. PORTER, WAS THE SON OF A NEW ENGLAND CABINET MAKER WHO HAD SETTLED IN RACINE. HIS STORE WAS HOUSED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BUT MOVED TO SIXTH IN 1939. WILLIAM PORTER HAD DIED IN 1888, LEAVING THE BUSINESS TO TWO NEPHEWS WHO OPERATED IT UNTIL 1919, WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO SIMON GOTTLIEB.

Resurveyed November 2009; appearance unchanged.
Bibliographic References:HISTORIC SIXTH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990 "Architecture/History Survey of 7th Street from 9th Street to Main Street in the city of Racine, WI. October, 2009. WHS Project #10-0922, Prepared by Gail Klein."
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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