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930 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DR

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Property Record

930 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DR

Historic Name:
Fifth Ward School

Other Name:
James Garfield School

Reference Number:
11184

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Property Location

Location (Address)

930 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DR

County

Racine

City/Village

Racine

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1857

Additions

1882, 1884, 1905

Survey Date

1980

Historic Use

school – elem/middle/jr high/high

Architectural Style

Italianate

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

A. Arthur Guilbert and Edmund B. Funston-1905 addition,James Gilbert Chandler-1882 and 1884 additions

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. Second FLR PORTION W/PAIRED BRACKETS AT EAVES. PAIRED STILTED SEGMENTAL ARCH BRICK LINTELS. Third FLR PORTION W/DENTILLED AND MODILIONED EAVES. ROUND ARCHED RECESSES W/STILTED BRICK LINTELS. ROUND ARCH ENTRANCE W/TRANSOM, PILASTERS, MOULDED CORNICE. The original school was built in 1857 and was designed by Lucas Bradley. Chandler designed the front addition in 1882 and the rear section in 1884. The original school linked the two sections but was torn down in 1905. A 1950s addition has also been removed from the building.

Bibliographic References

RACINE JOURNAL TIMES 6/12/1994. RACINE JOURNAL TIMES 10/23/1994. Berckels, Nicholas, ed. Racine: Growth and Change in a Wisconsin County, Racine: Racine County Board of Supervisors, 1977, p. 420. Blueprints by A. Arthur Guilbert and Edmund B. Funston. Preservation Racine, Inc. Spring 2003 newsletter.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

school – elem/middle/jr high/high Italianate

Racine
County

Racine
Community

1850-1859
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI11184

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