Property Location
| Location (Address) | 733 MILWAUKEE AVE |
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| County | Racine |
| City/Village | Burlington |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1962 |
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| Survey Date | 2011 |
| Historic Use | swimming pool |
| Architectural Style | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Architect | John Maletz (designer),Spring-tide Pools (builder) |
| Other Buildings On Site | Y |
| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
A contemporary-style hotel building was constructed for International Trading of Milwaukee on Milwaukee Avenue in 1961. It opened as the Rainbow Motel the following year. A concrete block fence, original to the hotel, located along the property’s Milwaukee Avenue street frontage coordinates with concrete block accents on the hotel building. The Rainbow Motel is located at 733 Milwaukee Avenue. The hotel is still in operation under its original name. A building designed by architect A. J. Greenberg to house the Rainbow Restaurant was constructed next to the Rainbow Motel on Milwaukee Avenue in 1961. Today the building houses Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant at 725 Milwaukee Avenue. A free-form, heated outdoor pool designed by John Maletz and an accompanying poolhouse were constructed at the Rainbow Motel in 1962. A concrete block fence surrounding the pool, similar to that on the Milwaukee Avenue street frontage in front of the hotel, coordinates with concrete block accents on the hotel building. A garage was constructed on the grounds of the Rainbow Motel sometime during the late twentieth century. |
| 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 | Not Listed |
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| Contributing | Yes |
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