Eli R. Cooley House

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Eli R. Cooley House
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Location1135 S. Main St.
Racine, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°43′8″N87°46′55″W / 42.71889°N 87.78194°W / 42.71889; -87.78194
Area0.15 acres
Builtc. 1852
Architect Lucas Bradley
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 73000273
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

The Eli R. Cooley House is a Greek Revival-styled house built in the early 1850s in Racine, Wisconsin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 [1] and has been described as "Wisconsin's finest remaining Greek Revival residence." [2]

The Cooley house was begun in 1851, designed by Racine-based architect Lucas Bradley. The front of the 2-story central block especially resembles a Greek Temple, with its portico consisting of four colossal fluted Doric columns supporting a simple entablature and pediment. A 1+12-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. [2]

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 cornice, and wooden door and window frames. The rest of the first floor contains sitting rooms, a dining room, and kitchen. Bedrooms are upstairs. [2]

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 Charles E. Dyer also lived there. [1] By 1942 the house was in "deplorable condition," [2] when William and Amanda Kuehneman bought it and carefully restored it. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eli R. Cooley House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mary Ellen Wietczykowski; Donald N. Anderson (August 20, 1972). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Cooley (Eli R.) House". National Park Service . Retrieved February 9, 2018. With two photos.