Property Record
1301 COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 10802 |
| Location (Address): | 1301 COLLEGE AVE |
|---|---|
| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | hospital/medical clinic |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | W.H. Amos |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Southside Historic District |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | 10/18/1977 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. NORMAN STYLE DORMERS. PAIRED MITERED ARCHED WINDOWS. POLYCHROME BRICKWORK. Map code originally CT #/#; the CT presumably meant city and was stripped off. Photo code #1 is: D 107/1. Original portion of the hospital was considered a pivotal resource in the National Register nomination. Additions were considered intrusions. South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide: "In 1971 the Reverend Edward Porter, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, the Reverend James DeKoven, president of Racine College, and the Doctors John G. Meachem, Senior and Junior--"with the assistance of a few others"--rented a small house and opened Racine's first hospital. The following year is was incorporated as St. Luke's Hospital because most of its organizers were members of St. Luke's Church. In 1875 Edward and Julia Porter donated two lots on the corner of College and Thirteenth; the following year this building was designed and construction began. It opened in February of 1877. St. Luke's Hospital has remained on the site and has grown considerably in the years since to completely surround its original building." |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | Racine Times Call 3/17/1928. Racine Call 9/15/1922. Racine Journal Times 2/20/1932. Heritage Guidebook, p. 383. Butterfield, History of Racine, pp. 422-423. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide, 1993. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |