404 MELVIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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404 MELVIN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
404 MELVIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Floyd J. & Isabel Monk House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:148921
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):404 MELVIN AVE
County:Racine
City:Racine
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1936
Additions:
Survey Date:201020082009
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect: Frank J. Hoffman
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Melvin Avenue Residential Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/2/2011
State Register Listing Date:2/18/2011
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:2009- This 2-story Colonial Revival house was constructed in 1937. The house is rectangular in plan and has an asphalt-shingled side-gable
roof and is clad in aluminum and vinyl siding. Windows are of two kinds: 6-over-6 and 8-over12 double-hung. The front (south)
elevation is symmetrical with a centered door and multi-light sidelights on each side. The front door is sheltered by a gabled portico
that is supported by paired square posts. The east elevation contains an exterior brick chimney.
-"North Main Street Survey," WisDOT ID #2703-02-02, Prepared by Gail Hammerich (2009).

2008

This is a two-story, side gable, rectangular-plan house.

House has 6/6, 8/12 double-hung windows.

House has gable portico supported by paired square posts, entrance door flanked by multi-light sidelights, an exterior brick chimney, and minimal decorative detail.

Date of construction acquired from city records.

Resurveyed October 2009; appearance unchanged.
Bibliographic References:Historic Resources Survey, City of Racine. Mead & Hunt, Inc. June 2008.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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