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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 205 W MAIN ST |
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| County | Racine |
| City/Village | Rochester |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1843 |
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| Additions | |
| Survey Date | 1975 |
| Historic Use | lodging-inn |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Structural System | |
| Wall Material | Fieldstone |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
RETURNED EAVES AND CHIMNEY AT EACH GABLEDOOR W/ TRANSOM AND SIDELIGHTSREAR WING COVERED IN GROUT Some sources have cited the building, which now houses a restaurant, as being a link on the Underground Railroad. However, actual evidence has not been found, and the method cited for supposedly getting fugitives into and out of the building- a tunnel to the Fox River, which would have had to be several hundred feet long and go under three buildings, a road, and a factory building- appears unlikely. |
| Bibliographic References | BUR SPUR OF WISCONSIN'S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, BROCHURE. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
29166
Located in Greenfield, Monroe County
