Property Record
512-522 6TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | CENTURY MOTOR CO |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 24596 |
| Location (Address): | 512-522 6TH ST |
|---|---|
| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1927 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| 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: |
| Additional Information: | CARVED STONE ROSETTES AND SHELLS IN CORNICE CENTURY MOTOR COMPANY BUILDING WAS UP-TO-THE-MINUTE IN STYLE WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AND AS MODERN AS THE STUDEBAKER CARS IT WAS BUILT AS A SHOWCASE FOR. AUTOMOBILE SHOWROOMS AND SUPPLY STORES EVENTUALLY SPREAD OUT ALONG WASHINGTON AVENUE, FOR THE MOST PART, FROM HERE TO THE JUNCTION DURING THE 1920S AND 1930S, BEFORE THEY MOVED TO THEIR PRESENT LOCATIONS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF RACINE. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | HISTORIC SIXTH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |