National Register of Historic Places

Lincoln School

Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Listed
August 18, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94000999

About this property

Lincoln School Historic Apartments, formerly Lincoln School, is a former public school and current loft apartment building in Racine, Wisconsin. Constructed in 1890, it replaced an earlier school on the other side of State Street, which had been built in 1862 and damaged by a tornado in 1883. The school opened in April 1891, with eight classrooms. An addition was made in 1908, adding eight more rooms, as well as an auditorium, stockroom, nurse's room, and teacher's lounge. A statue of the school's namesake, Abraham Lincoln, was erected on a triangular plot next to the school in 1923. A chimney was added in 1932, with a boiler house built in 1936. The school closed in 1981, and was used for storage by the school district until it was sold to the Toldt-Hennessy Group of Brookfield in 1988. On September 1, 1991, the first tenants moved into the newly converted Lincoln School Historic Apartments, a loft building geared toward seniors.

Location

1800 State St.
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
42.73514, -87.80389

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Lincoln School listed on the National Register?

Lincoln School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Lincoln School?

Lincoln School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lincoln School?

The period of significance for Lincoln School is recorded as the industrial era.

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