Property Record
1527 COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Walter F. and Ida Walker House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 10822 |
| Location (Address): | 1527 COLLEGE AVE |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | James Gilbert Chandler |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Southside Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/18/1977 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| 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. 1/2 TIMBERED GABLE. BRICK LOWER STORY; STUCCO UPPER STORY. BAY ON SIDE. BALCONY ABOVE PORCH. THIS IS A COMPLETE EXTERIOR REMODELING OF AN 1858 HOUSE. GARAGE. The Walker's lived here until at least 1927. Starting in 1928, occupants included Charles Mactague, Rev. Alexander Simpson of St. Luke's Church and Rev. Francis Irbman of the First Presbyterian Church. In 1958, the Charles Constantine family bought the house. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Racine County Tax Roll, 1914. (B) Racine City Directories. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |