Property Record
NE CNR OF DEKOVEN AND VILLA
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | H. C. Case House |
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Reference Number: | 10880 |
Location (Address): | NE CNR OF DEKOVEN AND VILLA |
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County: | Racine |
City: | Racine |
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Year Built: | 1898 |
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Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | SLIGHTLY PROJECTING POLYGONAL TOWER W/ PAVILION ROOF PEDIMENTED DORMER 1 ROUND ARCHED AND 1 OVAL WINDOW ON END DENTILLED TOWER, DORME R AND DORIC PORCH ROOFS Map code originally CT #/#; the CT presumably meant city and was stripped off. Racine records show this property on tax records in 1894 and owned by Racine Land and Improvement Company. In 1905, the property was owned by H.C. Case, a real estate and insurance man who had been in the real estate business with William Henry Miller from 1900 to 1905. When their partnership dissolved, he remained alone in the business. He enjoyed a successful career and earned a reputation as one of the leading real estate dealers in Racine. Records also show that in 1905 he married. The ownership transferred to a Mary Murphy until 1911, at which time it seems the house was rented. An ad in the Racine Journal Times on Saturday, February 25, 1911 reads "FOR RENT - 8 room Modern Dwelling. No. 516 DeKoven Ave. All Improvements-a lovely home. H.C. Case, Fifth Street, feb25t3." From 1925 until 1960, the house was owned by James P. Garvey and his wife, Nellie. |
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Bibliographic References: | "Century Buildings for 2010," Preservation Racine, Inc., Newsletter, Summer 2010. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |