Property Record
1128 ERIE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | James Murphy House |
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| Reference Number: | 10913 |
| Location (Address): | 1128 ERIE ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Additions: | 1944 |
| 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: | 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. BARGE BOARDS IN GABLES. SUNBURST STICKWORK IN GABLES. Murphy was a hardware merchant. "The house at 1128 Erie Street once presided over a part of the Northside known as "Quality Hill," so named because of the fine residences there. It was the home of James Murphy, a State Street tinsmith and hardware merchant who had it built in 1891 for the grand sum of $3,700. The house's overlay of vertical, horizontal and diagonal boards mark it as a late example of the Stick Style, mixed with the many gables and rambling plan of the Queen Anne. Members of the Murphy family have always owned the house. Mrs. H. Norman Johnson, who lives there today, is a granddaughter of James Murphy. The house has fine interior details typical of its day, such as oak parquet floors and a black walnut staircase. Far less typical is an unusual ceiling in the dining room. According to the Johnsons, when blasting was done to lower the grade on Erie Street it caused the ceiling to crack. To avoid future problems and expense, Mr. Murphy replaced it with a pressed tin ceiling from his store." Renewing Our Roots: The Northside, Racine, Wisconsin, Preservation-Racine, Inc., not dated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Racine Times Call 11/16/1923, p. 1. Commemorative and Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: J.H. Beers and Co., 1906, pp. 300-302. Deeds. Assessor's records. Racine Landmarks brochure, 2003. 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 |