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905 MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Lily and Henry G. Mitchell House

Other Name:

Reference Number:
11086

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Property Location

Location (Address)

905 MAIN ST

County

Racine

City/Village

Racine

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1894

Additions

Survey Date

1975

Historic Use

house

Architectural Style

Dutch Colonial Revival

Structural System

Wall Material

Clapboard

Architect

Cecil Corwin

Other Buildings On Site

Y

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. CHICAGO ARCHITECT CECIL CORWIN DESIGNED THIS HOUSE. CORWIN WORKED IN THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF J. LYMAN SILSBEE IN THE 1880S AT THE SAME TIME AS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT LEADING SOME TO SPECULATE THAT THIS HOUSE WAS ACTUALLY A FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE PRODUCED DURING HIS "MOONLIGHTING" PERIOD. NO EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THIS CLAIM. THE HOME WAS DESIGNED FOR THE SON OF THE OWNER OF THE MITCHELL WAGON WORKS IN RACINE, A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL CONCERN DURING THAT PERIOD. Lily and Henry G. Mitchell Garage is record #225869. ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS IN GABLES. 1/2 ROUND PORCH W/IONIC COLUMNS. NUMEROUS DORMERS OF VARIOUS SHAPES. BARN/GARAGE IN REAR. South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide: "Mr. Mitchell was the son of the founder of Mitchell Wagon Works and later the Vice President of the Mitchell and Lewis Company. His family produced the Mitchell wagon in Racine from 1854 to 1910 and the Mitchell automobile from 1902 to 1923."

Bibliographic References

RACINE JOURNAL TIMES 9/21/1995. Racine Journal Times 7/15/2002. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide, 1993.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Southside Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Oct 18, 1977

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

Yes

house Dutch Colonial Revival

Racine
County

Racine
Community

1890-1899
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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