Property Record
1636 S FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 10942 |
| Location (Address): | 1636 S FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
| Architect: | Lambert Bassindale |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ON THIS RESIDENCE, BRICK COMPRISES THE GROUND FOUNDATIONS, WHILE ASBESTOS SIDING MAKES UP THE EXTERIOR WALLS. A LARGE, MODIFED GABLE ROOF CAPS THE STRUCTURE. THE ROOM-SIZED CORNER TOWER, WITH ITS CONICAL SHAPED ROOF, IS DISTINGUISHED BY A BROKEN EAVE IN THE FORM OF A GAMBREL PEDIMENT. A ROUND ARCHED WINDOW RESTS WITHIN THE SPACE FORMED BY THE BROKEN EAVE. THIS HOUSE DESIGN, #32, IS FOUND IN AN UNDATED Lambert Bassindale PLAN BOOK, ON PAGES 44 AND 49. (SEE BIB. REF. A). Frank J Cramer lived here from 1921 to 1949. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. DESIGN #32, PP. 44, 49 IN UNDATED Lambert Bassindale PLAN BOOK IN DRAEGER'S POSSESSION. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |