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Property Record

216 6TH ST

Historic Name:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK TRUST DEPARTMENT
Other Name:
SOMETHING SPECIAL FLOWER STORE
Reference Number:
11318

Property Location

Location (Address)
216 6TH ST
County
Racine
City/Village
Racine
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1933
Additions
Survey Date
1975
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Granite Stone
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
INCISED FLORAL AND LINEAR FLUTED DESIGNS. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE TRUST DEPARTMENT OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RACINE BY FRANK J. HOFFMAN (1890-1976). HE WAS BORN IN SHARPSVILLE, INDIANA AND GRADUATED FROM THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. HOFFMAN SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DURING WWI AND HE PRCTICED IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA BEFORE COMING TO RACINE IN 1924. HE PRACTICED HERE UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1970. HOFFMAN ALSO DESIGNED THE RACINE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT 800 CENTER ST.
Bibliographic References
ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976) HISTORIC SIXTH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990

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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