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503 6TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

503 6TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
503 6TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Flowers by Walter
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:11325
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):503 6TH ST
County:Racine
City:Racine
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1894
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Historic Sixth Street Business District
National Register Listing Date:3/24/1988
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:STONE SILL AND LINTEL COURSESROUND ARCHES ABOVE 2ND FLR WINDOWS, FILLED W/ GEOMETRIC TILES BRACKETED CORNICE W/ SUNBURST MOTIF PANELS

Awning and words "Wellington Hall" removed from below 2nd story windows. Cream brick, painted gray.

Resurveyed November 2009.
Bibliographic References:Racine Walking Tour Guide: Historic Sixth Street Business District (1990) "Architecture/History Survey of 7th Street from 9th Street to Main Street in the city of Racine, WI. October, 2009. WHS Project #10-0922, Prepared by Gail Klein."
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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