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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]
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 Church of the Good Shepherd at 625 College Ave. is a Romanesque Revival-styled building designed by James Gilbert Chandler and built in 1895. [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.
The Rickeman Grocery Building is a historic commercial building located in downtown Racine, Wisconsin.It was constructed in 1883 for grocer George Rickeman. Located on the south side of State Street between College Avenue and Park Avenue, the building contributes to the Historic Sixth Street Business District.
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 ...
Racine Avenue is a street in Chicago, in whose grid system it is 1200 W. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of State Street , the baseline of the grid. Racine Avenue was previously designated as Center Avenue south of the North Branch Chicago River ; [ 1 ] however, most of the south suburbs retained the old name.
Sheridan Road is a major north-south street that leads from Diversey Parkway [1] in Chicago, Illinois, north to the Illinois-Wisconsin border and beyond to Racine.Throughout most of its run, it is the easternmost north-south through street, closest to Lake Michigan.
The 62nd Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in Southeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises part of eastern Racine County, including the northern half of the city of Racine, along with the villages of North Bay and Wind Point, and parts of southern Caledonia and northeast Mount Pleasant.