The Badger Building, or M. Tidyman Building, is a historic office building in downtown
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine ( ) 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. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ...
. It is an example of
Prairie style
Prairie School is a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common in the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hip roof, hipped roofs with broad Overhang (architecture), ove ...
architecture, and was designed by prominent Racine architect
Edmund Bailey Funston
Edmund Bailey Funston (May 19, 1868 – May 10, 1933) was an American architect in Racine, Wisconsin. He is credited with designing the Badger Building (1916). He was the founder of Edmund B. Funston Company Architects. Funston was born in Ch ...
. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1980.
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History
The four-story brick and concrete structure was built in 1915, to house the Tidyman Candy Company, owned by confectioner Melvin Tidyman. At the time, the Racine Journal-News reported that its construction cost $55,000.[Roberts, Lee B]
Preservation Racine honors Century Buildings
''Racine Journal Times'', May 16, 2015. During World War I, the building was used by the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the desi ...
. It was purchased by attorney Joseph Muratore in 1964, and as of 2015 was owned by his son Joseph Jr.
Wisconsin Historical Society
See also
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References
Buildings and structures in Racine, Wisconsin
Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
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