Property Record
216 6TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FIRST NATIONAL BANK TRUST DEPARTMENT |
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| Other Name: | SOMETHING SPECIAL FLOWER STORE |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 11318 |
| Location (Address): | 216 6TH ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1933 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Granite Stone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Historic Sixth Street Business District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/24/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | INCISED FLORAL AND LINEAR FLUTED DESIGNS. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE TRUST DEPARTMENT OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RACINE BY FRANK J. HOFFMAN (1890-1976). HE WAS BORN IN SHARPSVILLE, INDIANA AND GRADUATED FROM THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. HOFFMAN SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DURING WWI AND HE PRCTICED IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA BEFORE COMING TO RACINE IN 1924. HE PRACTICED HERE UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1970. HOFFMAN ALSO DESIGNED THE RACINE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT 800 CENTER ST. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976) HISTORIC SIXTH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |