Property Record
1108 DOUGLAS AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Louis F. Hendrickson House |
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| Reference Number: | 10882 |
| Location (Address): | 1108 DOUGLAS AVE |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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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: | 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. RETURNED EAVES. CLASSICAL ENTRY. "Douglas Avenue was called St. Clair Street in the 1850's when this house was built. The house is in the modest Greek Revival style popular in the Midwest at that time. Although it has been covered with aluminum siding, few other exterior changes have been made, The sun's early morning rays still filter through the narrow side and transom lights that have graced the front entrance for over a century. The greenhouses of early owner Charles Fountain, however, have long since disappeared. Fountain purchased the property from Louis F. Henderickson in 1857 and lived there until 1862 when Sister Benedicta Bauer acquired it for the Sisters of Charity. The house served as the first Dominican Convent in Racine for a year. In 1863 it was purchased by Joseph Lechner and has remained in that family." Renewing Our Roots: The Northside, Racine, Wisconsin, Preservation-Racine, Inc., not dated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Renewing Our Roots: The Northside, Racine, Wisconsin, Preservation-Racine, Inc., not dated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |