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Property Record

625 COLLEGE AVE

Historic Name:
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Other Name:
OLYMPIA BROWN UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN CHURCH
Reference Number:
11303

Property Location

Location (Address)
625 COLLEGE AVE
County
Racine
City/Village
Racine
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1895
Additions
1896
Survey Date
1975
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Cream Brick
Architect
J G Chandler
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. WIDE, HEAVY ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS AND ENTRY. 2 STORY SQUARE ENTRY TOWER ON CNR. OCULI IN GABLES. STONE SILL AND LINTEL COURSES. ASSOCIATED W/OLYMPIA BROWN, FIRST ORDAINED WOMAN MINISTER IN THE U.S. AND ACTIVE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE LEADER. BUILT IN 1895 WITH AN ADDITION TO THE EAST CONSTRUCTED ONLY A YEAR LATER. THE ORIGINAL CHURCH WAS DESIGNED BY JAMES GILBERT CHANDLER. THIS CHURCH IS ASSOCIATED WITH OLYMPIA BROWN (1835-1926) A UNIVERSALIST MINISTER AND WOMAN SUFFRAGIST. SHE WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN TO BE ORDAINED WITH FULL DENOMINATIONAL AUTHORITY AND WAS PASTOR OF THIS CONGREGATION FROM 1878 TO 1887, WHEN SHE RESIGNED TO CONCENTRATE ON HER WORK FOR WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. SHE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN EQUAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE FEDERAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION OF WHICH SHE WAS PRESIDENT FROM 1903 TO 1920. Resurveyed November 2009; appearance unchanged.
Bibliographic References
PRSERVATION RACINE, INC., NEWSLETTER, SUMMER 1995. HISTORIC SIXTH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990 "Architecture/History Survey of 7th Street from 9th Street to Main Street in the city of Racine, WI. October, 2009. WHS Project #10-0922, Prepared by Gail Klein."

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Historic Sixth Street Business District
National Register Listing Date
Mar 24, 1988
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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Personal correspondence
Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, August 4, 1905

Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, August 4, 1905

August 4, 1905

Letter from Olympia Brown to Clara Bewick Colby inquiring about the 1905 National American Woman Suffrage Association Convention and inviting Colby to an upcoming meeting of the Wisconsin Woman Suf...

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Personal correspondence
Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, March 5, 1906

Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, March 5, 1906

March 5, 1906

Letter from Olympia Brown to Clara Bewick Colby discussing the printing of a report on women's suffrage and the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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Personal correspondence
Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, February 29, 1892

Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, February 29, 1892

February 29, 1892

Letter from Olympia Brown to Clara Bewick Colby discussing the women's suffrage movement in Wisconsin.

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Photographs
Reverend Olympia Brown Willis

Reverend Olympia Brown Willis

March 21, 1905

Portrait of the Reverend Olympia Brown Willis, of Racine. She was the first president of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association.

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Personal correspondence
Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, February 8, 1892

Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, February 8, 1892

February 8, 1892

Letter from Olympia Brown to Clara Bewick Colby discussing bills related to suffrage.

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Personal correspondence
Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, July 29, 1903

Olympia Brown to Mrs. Colby, July 29, 1903

January 24, 1905

Letter from Olympia Brown to Clara Bewick Colby discussing the Woman's Tribune and the women's suffrage movement in Wisconsin.

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