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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 224 S KANE ST |
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| County | Racine |
| City/Village | Burlington |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1895 |
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| Survey Date | 2011 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
| Structural System | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Other Buildings On Site | Y |
| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
During the late nineteenth century, William G. Rasch operated a grocery and dry goods store called G. C. Rasch & Brother, with his brother Gustav. In 1891, the Rasch Brothers sold the store to Oliver and John McDonald. In 1897, William Rasch formed the Multiscope & Film Company with Peter N. Angsten, Leonard J. Smith, W. A. Bennett, Edward Caldwell, William N. Selig, and his brother Gustav C. Rasch to produce the Al-Vista camera, the first American panoramic camera, in Burlington. As a side venture to manufacturing the Al-Vista Camera, Gustav Rasch and the Multiscope & Film Company’s other founders gained a five year franchise in 1895 with the Edison Vitagraph Company of Chicago and New York to show the first moving pictures in the State of Minnesota and gained rights from the holder of Wisconsin’s franchisee to operate the first Vitagraph moving picture shows in Burlington and Elkhorn, making Burlington the first place outside of the largest metropolitan American cities in which the Vitascope was exhibited. William Rasch resided in the house at 224 S. Kane Street from 1900 until his death in 1946. At the death of his widow in 1948, the house was donated to and used by the Burlington’s Women Club and Lyceum Club for two years. |
| Bibliographic References | General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Kane Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Jul 25, 2014 |
| State Register Listing Date | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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Vitagraph Production Still
1916
Frederick A. Thomson (at left in straw hat), Charles J. Davis (cranking what appears to be a Moy & Bastie camera), J. Stuart Blackton (in cap and bow tie and wearing glasses), and the actor E. H. S...
Antonio Moreno and Film Crew
1917
Antonio Moreno in make-up, jodhpurs, and an undershirt, sits under an umbrella along with a cameraman and a Bell & Howell camera with other cast and crew members in a production still. The camera c...
432, 442, 446, 448, 450 S PINE ST
221083
Located in Burlington, Racine County
