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Racine Heritage Museum

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Racine Heritage Museum

Racine, WI
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Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; Su 12:00-16:00

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Carnegie library in Racine, Wisconsin, United States

The Racine Heritage Museum is a historical museum building and former Carnegie library, located at 701 S. Main St. in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. Designed by John Mauran in the Beaux-Arts style, the building served as the Racine Public Library from 1904 until 1958, and has housed the Racine Heritage Museum since 1963. It is also the home of the Racine County Historical Society. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1981.

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701 Main Street, Racine, WI, 53403

Coordinates: 42.72577, -87.78230

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