Built 1858 (1858) Opened 1858 Added to NRHP 13 July 1977 | NRHP Reference # 77000044 Area 800 m² | |
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Location 245 Main St., Racine, Wisconsin Architectural styles Renaissance architecture, Victorian architecture, Italianate architecture Similar Wingspread, Racine Art Museum, Johnson Wax Headquarters, Racine Zoo, Lake Michigan | ||
The McClurg Building is a historic building located at 245 Main St. in Racine, Wisconsin. The building was built in 1858 and designed by Alexander McClurg in the High Victorian architecture and Italianate architecture styles.
The building originally held offices for the Racine and Mississippi Railroad and has served a variety of other uses since its construction. Many of the businesses and institutions which occupied the building were the first of their kind in Racine, including the city's first public library, municipal court, vaudeville theater, movie theater, and Turkish bath, as well as the United States' first vocational school. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1977.
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