Property Record
425-431 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | THE ARCADE BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | WEST MARINE |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 21443 |
| Location (Address): | 425-431 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Additions: | 1995 1966 |
| Survey Date: | 1987 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | VITZTHUM AND BURNS |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Old Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/11/1987 |
| 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. SEE 419-423 MAIN ST. (R#21422) FOR PHOTO. The Arcade Building is a five story brick building with such exterior features as white-glazed terra cotta trim and pilasters with decorative capitols. In 1966, this elevation was covered with a metal grill. The grill has since been removed. Historic interior features remaining (1995) include terrazzo flooring, decorative ceiling olaster, bowling alleys, concrete stairways, wood paneled doors, transoms, and wooden trim. |
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| Bibliographic References: | RACINE JOURNAL TIMES 9/22/1996. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |