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Property Record

400 MAIN ST

Historic Name:
HUGH GORTON BUILDING
Other Name:
WHEY CHAI RESTAURANT
Reference Number:
21409

Property Location

Location (Address)
400 MAIN ST
County
Racine
City/Village
Racine
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1848
Additions
Survey Date
2000
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
ROUGH CUT STONE FACADE TOPPED W/ MOULDED AND BRACKETEDEAVES ROUND ARCH 2ND FLR ARCADE W/ KEYSTONES AND ROUND WINDOWSALTERED 1ST FLR FRONTBRICK SIDE WALLS W/ SEGMENTAL ARCH LINTELSORIGINALLY A MILLINERY SHOP & OFFICES

DESIGNED BY J.G. CHANDLER WHO MAINTAINED HIS ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES ON THE SECOND FLOOR FROM 1899 TO 1918, WHILE HE WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINUS H. PARK. HUGH GORTON OPERATED A BUTHER SHOP HERE HER FROM THE MID 1870s UNTIL 1899. A HAT SHOP WAS OPERATED HERE BY A SUCCESSION OF OWNERS UNTIL 1939.
Bibliographic References
OLD MAIN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Old Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Aug 11, 1987
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
Additional Documentation
Dec 10, 2021
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