Property Record
803 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 12294 |
| Location (Address): | 803 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Union Grove |
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| Year Built: | 1851 |
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| Additions: | C. 1901 |
| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | FULL FRONT IONIC PORCH ROUND WINDOWS IN GABLES AND BY ENTRANCE William and Catherine Richmond built a Greek Revival house on this site about 1851. He was a local banker who served as mayor of Racine in 1852. Between 1855 and 1895, John Conroe and his widow, Mary lived here.Mr. Conroe owned a hardware store downtown until his death in 1865. Dr. Clarenden Irvinb Shoop and his wife, Ida, bought the house in 1901. The local architect firm of Chandler and Park enlarged and remodeled it form them. Dr. Shoop established a very successful patent medicine business in Racine about 1890. He and Ida lived here until they retired to California in 1921. RESURVEYED 2007 - MODERN REPLACEMENT SIDING, NEW WINDOWS, SIDE DECK ADDITION, FRONT PORCH ALTERATIONS, IONIC PORCH COLUMNS REMOVED, HEXAGONAL WINDOWS IN GABLE FACES REMOVED. Previously surveyed in 1975. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Southside Historic District Walking Tour, 1990. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |