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Tour of Racine
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- Martin Luther King Plaza
1100 State Street
Dedicated
in 1987. Stands at the intersection of State Street, Marquette Street and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
- Dania Hall
1019 State Street
Dania Hall was the home of the Danish Society formed in 1867 to aid Danish immigrants in learning language and customs. In 1976 a reception was given when the Queen of Denmark, Queen Margretha II, and Prince Henrik visited Racine.
(262) 633-3338 - The Lincoln Block
900-910 State Street
This was a fine shopping area at the turn of the last century, identified by the pressed-copper ornamentation on the second stories where the shop owners lived.
- J. I. Case Corporate Office
700 State Street
The home office built in Romanesque style in 1904 was inspired by a post-card photo of the Boston Public Library. The old Case symbol, an eagle, was a replica of "Old Abe," mascot of the Wisconsin Eighth Regiment of the Civil War. - Shoop Buildings
222 North Main Street
Designed by Racine Architect James G. Chandler in Richardsonian Romanesque style and dated 1893. It was here that Dr. Shoop produced patent medicine for many ailments (and green salve for the skin, with directions for its use in three languages).
- 245 Main Place
Built in 1858 as an office for Racine's first railroad, this building has also been a bank, library, court, Turkish bath, a theatre, a hotel and a restaurant. - Pokorny Drugstore Building
331 Main Street
Built in 1883 by Chauncey Hall in the Flemish Renaissance style. Owned by a Racine architect and rejuvenated for commercial purposes. - Reefpoint Marina
2 Christopher Columbus Causeway
Dedicated and opened to the public in 1987.
Largest privately owned marina on the Great Lakes.
(262)633-7171
- Racine Harbor Park
1 Christopher Columbus Causeway
Dedicated in 1988. an Observation deck provides breathtaking views of the water, as well as glimpses Milwaukee to the North and Kenosha to the south. On a clear day you can see as far as the Sears Tower and John Hancock building in Chicago.
- Festival Hall and Festival Park
5 Fifth Street
Dedicated in 1987, Festival Hall received a merit award from the Wisconsin Society of Architects in 1988. Festival Park also includes a children's play area.
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