Property Record
1708 S FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 10944 |
| Location (Address): | 1708 S FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| 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: | THIS IS A ONE AND A HALF-STORY RESIDENCE WITH PAINTED MILWAUKEE-CREAM BRICK FOUNDATIONS, SIDED-OVER EXTERIOR WALLS AND A GABLE ROOF. A DISTINGUISHING FEATURE OF THE HOUSE IS ITS LARGE, TWO-STORY CORNER TOWER; A GAMBREL PEDIMENTROUND ARCHED WINDOW APPEARS IN THE TOWER'S SECOND STORY. PROJECTING FORWARD ON THE FACADE IS A PEDIMENT SPINDLEWORK PORCH, DETAILED WITH TURNED POSTS AND BALUSTRADED RAILINGS. THE DESIGN OF THIS DWELLING IS ATTRIBUTED TO ARCHITECT Lambert Bassindale. (SEE BIB. REF. A). Carl F Hansen, a draftsman, lived here from at least 1912 until 1942. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. DESIGN # 13, UNDATED Lambert Bassindale PLAN BOOK, P. 44 IN DRAEGER'S POSSESSION. City directories Journal Times, Feb 25, 1942, Pg 4. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |