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Property Location
Property Features
CENTURY MOTOR COMPANY BUILDING WAS UP-TO-THE-MINUTE IN STYLE WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AND AS MODERN AS THE STUDEBAKER CARS IT WAS BUILT AS A SHOWCASE FOR. AUTOMOBILE SHOWROOMS AND SUPPLY STORES EVENTUALLY SPREAD OUT ALONG WASHINGTON AVENUE, FOR THE MOST PART, FROM HERE TO THE JUNCTION DURING THE 1920S AND 1930S, BEFORE THEY MOVED TO THEIR PRESENT LOCATIONS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF RACINE.
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
Architecture & History Inventory
The Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory (AHI) is a digital source of information on historic buildings, structures, and objects that have been surveyed by the State Historic Preservation Office in Wisconsin. Each property has a digital record providing basic information about the property and images.
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For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
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Some properties have more materials (correspondence, clippings, historical information, etc.) not in the digital record. If a 'Site File' exists, it's noted in the 'Additional Comments' field. Contact us for an appointment to view these materials.
