McClurg Building (Racine, Wisconsin)

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 Renaissance architecture and Italianate architecture styles.

McClurg Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	245 Main St., Racine, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42°43′51″N 87°47′0″W
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1858
Architect	Alexander McClurg
Architectural style	Renaissance, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	77000044[1]
Added to NRHP	July 13, 1977

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.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1977.[1]

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References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "McClurg Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
3. Donald N. Anderson; Katherine E. Hundt (1976-10-08). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form: McClurg Building". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. US Dept. of the Interior. National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-07-13. With one photo.