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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 803 MAIN ST |
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| County | Racine |
| City/Village | Racine |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1893 |
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| Additions | 1902 |
| Survey Date | 1975 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System | |
| Wall Material | Stucco |
| Architect | Chandler and Park-1902 |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | 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. IONIC COLUMNS SUPPORT PEDIMENT OVER PORTICO. ELLIPTICAL ARCHED FANLIGHT OVER ENTRY. DENTICULATED CORNICE. SHIELD SHAPED WINDOW AND ORNAMENTATION IN TYMPANUM. DR. SHOOP DONATED LAND FOR SHOOP PARK IN 1921. South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide: "William and Catherine Richmond built a Greek Revival house on this site about 1851. He was a local banker who served as mayor of Racine in 1852. Between 1855 and 1895, John Conroe and his widow, Mary, lived here. Mr. Conroe owned a hardware store downtown until his death in 1865. Dr. Clarenden Irving Shoop and his wife, Ida, bought the house in 1901. The local architectural firm of Chandler and Park enlarged and remodeled it for them in the Classical Revival Style--essentially as it stands today. Dr. Shoop established a very successful patent medicine business in Racine about 1890. The house it, he built the Shoop Building at 222 Main (in the Old Main Street Historic District). He and Ida lived here until they retired to California about 1921." |
| Bibliographic References | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). RACINE JOURNAL TIMES 9/21/1995. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide, 1993. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Southside Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Oct 18, 1977 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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