Property Record
173 DUANE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LAWRENCE & EVELYN MURPHY HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 221426 |
| Location (Address): | 173 DUANE ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Burlington |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kane Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/25/2014 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2013 |
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| Additional Information: | Lawrence E. Murphy was born and raised on a dairy farm in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. He briefly taught grade school and served in the United State military during the First World War. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin’s College of Agriculture in 1921, he worked with his brother, James Murphy, at Tilden Farms in Delavan. In 1921, the brothers began manufacturing and selling mineral food for livestock under the name Murphy Products Company. In 1925, the company moved to Burlington, and Lawrence had constructed a house at 173 Duane Street. During the late 1920s, Murphy Products began concentrating solely on nutritional feed concentrates which contained a combination of protein, minerals, and vitamins. Their first product, Murphy’s N.R.G. Concentrate, is believed to haven been the first feed concentrate for poultry sold in the United States. The company became nationally known for leading the feed concentrate industry. Murphy Products constructed an office building in 1949 at 124 S. Dodge Street. |
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| Bibliographic References: | General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |