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Racine (/ r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ ⓘ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. [9]
The Old Main Street Historic District in Racine, Wisconsin is an area including a section of Main Street and which is roughly bounded by Second St., Lake Ave., Fifth St., and Wisconsin Ave. It is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) area with elements dating back to 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]
[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed [4] Location City or town Description 1: Badger Building: Badger Building: December 3, 1980 (610 Main St. Racine: 1915 Prairie style office building designed by Edmund Bailey Funston to house the Tidyman Candy Company.
Racine County (/ r ə ˈ s iː n, r eɪ-/ ⓘ rə-SEEN, ray-) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, [1] making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. [2] The county was founded in 1836, then a part of the Wisconsin Territory.
[12] [2] This Universalist congregation was founded in 1842, the third church in Port Gilbert/Racine. Prominent members included Gilbert Knapp (founder of Racine) and J.I. Case. P.T. Barnum donated/lent the congregation $500 to buy the lot for their first church on Monument Square in 1851.
Map of the Wisconsin Territory, 1836–1848 ... The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United ... Racine: 3,475 5 Walworth ...
The Racine Heritage Museum is a historical museum building and former Carnegie library, located at 701 S. Main St. in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by John Mauran in the Beaux-Arts style, [ 1 ] the building served as the Racine Public Library from 1904 until 1958, and has housed the Racine Heritage Museum since 1963. [ 2 ]
It was later occupied by Daniel Olin, a railroad executive and mayor of Racine. [8] [3] First Baptist Church at 801 Wisconsin Avenue is a Gothic Revival-styled church built in 1876 with an angled square corner tower and a rose window. [9] [3] The house at 914 S. Wisconsin Avenue is Stick style, 2.5 stories, built in 1878. It is early for Stick ...