3801 DOUGLAS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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3801 DOUGLAS

Architecture and History Inventory
3801 DOUGLAS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Rita's School
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:10888
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3801 DOUGLAS
County:Racine
City:Racine
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:2010
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Late Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2010- This 2-story collegiate Gothic building was constructed c. 1920 as St. Rlta's School, but has since been adapted for
commercial use. lt is irregular in plan with a concrete foundation, red brick walls, and all asphalt-shingled hipped roof.
The front elevation faces west toward Douglas Avenue and is asymmetrical in plan. due to a c. 1970 1-story addition that
wraps around the north and west sides of the building obscuring the bottom half of the school bullding. This addition
has a concrete foundation, clapboard siding, and an asphalt-shingled flat roof. The front (west) elevation of the addition is
asymmetrical in plan with T1-11 siding and large plate-glass show windows on each side of an off-center entrance. All
windows In the original building have limestone sills and have been boarded over. A large red brick chimney protrudes
from the center of the school building's roof behind a gabled entry bay that once dominated the school's facade.
-"Douglas Ave. (STH 32)," WisDOT ID #2350-13-70, Prepared by Gail Klein (2010).

OLD 2 STORY SCHOOLHOUSE W/ MODERN 1 STORY RETAIL ADDITION

Previously surveyed in 1975.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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