Property Record
1104 PARK AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | EDWARD HENRY WADEWITZ HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 11223 |
| Location (Address): | 1104 PARK AVE |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| 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: | Southside Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/18/1977 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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. PALLADIAN WINDOW IN GABLE. OVAL WINDOW ON FRONT. Wadewitz (1878-1955) purchased the Westside Printing Co. in 1908 and incorporated the firm as the Western Printing and Lithographing Co. in 1910. He then purchased the Whitman Publishing Co. of Chicago in 1916. His firm became one of the largest known lithoghaphing, children's books, and game manufacturers in the world. He was the company president from 1908-1953 and chairman of the board from 1953-1955. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |