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Eli R. Cooley House

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65: 90: 51: 97: 72: 282:-story wing extends from each side of the main block. The corners are trimmed with pilasters, and the windows are tall, 3x4 panes. The house is clad in clapboard. A tall masonry chimney rises from the central block and one from the end of each wing. All is symmetric except the entry door, which is offset to the left. 401: 396: 292:
The house was built by John McHenry, a grocer. Eli Cooley lived there; he was a hardware merchant and third mayor of Racine. O. Jennings lived in the house in 1858, and E.C. Deane in 1893. Judge
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also lived there. By 1942 the house was in "deplorable condition," when William and Amanda Kuehneman bought it and carefully restored it.
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Inside the front door is a hall which runs from front to back. The north wing holds a drawing room with a white marble fireplace, plaster
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in 1973 and has been described as "Wisconsin's finest remaining Greek Revival residence."
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The Cooley house was begun in 1851, designed by Racine-based architect
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National Register of Historic Places in Racine County, Wisconsin
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
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Mary Ellen Wietczykowski; Donald N. Anderson (1972-08-20).
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Eli R. Cooley House is located in Wisconsin
Eli R. Cooley House is located in the United States
Racine, Wisconsin
42°43′8″N 87°46′55″W / 42.71889°N 87.78194°W / 42.71889; -87.78194
Lucas Bradley
Greek Revival
73000273
Greek Revival
Racine
Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places
Lucas Bradley
Greek Temple
portico
Doric columns
entablature
pediment
cornice
Charles E. Dyer



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