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After 1939, Kratochvil designed and copyrighted round house plans, which he sold across the country. He promoted his circular houses for their inexpensive construction costs and increased space. Specifically, Kratochvil promoted his house plans in Racine. Later , the round house design developed into an oval shape. Kratochvil dubbed these oval houses as his "Sea Shell" design. There are twelve know Kratochvil-designed houses in Racine, dating from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Here is a list of the known Kratochvil houses:
9100 block Bluemound Road Milwaukee
1245 Lathrop Avenue Racine (all)
1249 Lathrop Avenue
1400 block Lathrop Avenue
2016 Rapids Drive
2012 Rapids Drive
1922-24 Rapids Drive
2024 Rapids Drive
1536 Marquette St.
700 block Grove Avenue
2200 block Geneva St
3824-3822 13th St.
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