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Racine (/ rəˈsiːn, reɪ -/ rə-SEEN, ray-) [8] is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River, situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and 60 miles (97 km) north of Chicago. [9]
Racine County (/ rəˈsiːn, reɪ -/ rə-SEEN, ray-) is a county in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population was 197,727, [1] making it Wisconsin's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Racine. [2] The county was founded in 1836, then a part of the Wisconsin Territory. Racine County comprises the Racine ...
The Old Main Street Historic District in Racine, Wisconsin is an area including a section of Main Street and which is roughly bounded by Second St., Lake Ave., Fifth St., and Wisconsin Ave. It is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) area with elements dating back to 1847. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The first mayor of Racine was Reuben M. Norton, a pioneer businessman. The current mayor is Cory Mason, who previously represented Racine in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Racine's longest-serving mayor was Stephen F. Olsen, serving from 1973 to 1987. The most notable mayor was likely Walter Samuel Goodland (1911–1915), who went on to become ...
Location. Racine, Wisconsin 43°3′10.1″N 87°53′59.3″W / 43.052806°N 87.899806°W / 43.052806; -87.899806. NRHP reference No. 77000147. Added to NRHP. October 18, 1977. The Southside Historic District is a large, prestigious historic neighborhood in Racine, Wisconsin, including over 500 contributing structures in various ...
2219 Washington Ave. 42°42′49″N 87°48′22″W / 42.713611°N 87.806111°W / 42.713611; -87.806111 (George Murray House) Racine. Fine 2-story cream brick Italianate house designed by Walter Blythe and built in 1874. Murray was a Scottish immigrant who joined a lumber, lathe and shingle business in Racine.
Jerome Case, inventor; Albert J. Dremel, founder of the Dremel company Matthew M. Fox (1911–1964), vice president of Universal Pictures; George N. Gillett Jr., owner of the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey team; co-owner of Premier League team, Liverpool F.C. and the NASCAR auto racing team Gillett Evernham Motorsports
Academy of Dance offers classes in ballet, pointe, tap and jazz to children, teens and adults in their downtown Racine studio. Guy Singer Dance Studio provides lessons in ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom and Latin dance for ages 3 and up. The studio also hosts Zumba fitness classes. Metamorphosis Arts is a dance studio in downtown Racine that ...