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Racine Heritage Museum, the Glossary

The Racine Heritage Museum is a historical museum building and former Carnegie library, located at 701 S. Main St.^[1]

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Beaux-Arts architecture in Wisconsin
Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin
City museums in the United States
Historical society museums in Wisconsin
History museums in Wisconsin
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
Museums established in 1962

A. Arthur Guilbert

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Abolitionism

Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery and liberate slaves around the world.

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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.

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Architectural terracotta

Architectural terracotta refers to a fired mixture of clay and water that can be used in a non-structural, semi-structural, or structural capacity on the exterior or interior of a building.

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Beaux-Arts architecture

Beaux-Arts architecture was the academic architectural style taught at the in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century.

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Buff (colour)

Buff (bubalinus) is a light brownish yellow, ochreous colour, typical of buff leather.

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Caledonia, Wisconsin

Caledonia is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a philanthropic fund established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to support education programs across the United States, and later the world.

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Carnegie library

A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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Case Corporation

The Case Corporation was a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and construction equipment.

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Charles E. Dyer

Charles E. Dyer (October 15, 1834November 25, 1905) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.

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Fresnel lens

A Fresnel lens is a type of composite compact lens which reduces the amount of material required compared to a conventional lens by dividing the lens into a set of concentric annular sections.

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Indiana Limestone

Indiana limestone (also known as Bedford limestone) is a form of limestone used as a building material, particularly for monumental public structures.

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Ionic order

The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian.

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John Mauran

John Lawrence Mauran, FAIA (1866–1933) was an American architect responsible for many downtown landmarks in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Kirchhoff & Rose

Kirchhoff & Rose was an architectural firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.

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Laurel Clark

Laurel Blair Clark (née Salton; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist.

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McClurg Building (Racine, Wisconsin)

The McClurg Building is a historic building located at 245 Main St.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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New Deal

The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938 to rescue the U.S. from the Great Depression.

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Pediment

Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape.

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Public Works Administration

The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes.

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Racine Belles

The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin.

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Racine County Courthouse

The Racine County Courthouse is the seat of justice and county courthouse of Racine County, Wisconsin.

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Racine Journal Times

The Journal Times (known before 1972 as The Racine Journal-Times) is an daily newspaper published in Racine, Wisconsin, serving Racine County.

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Racine Unified School District

Racine Unified School District (RUSD) is a school district serving the eastern portion of Racine County, Wisconsin.

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Racine, Wisconsin

Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Referendum

A referendum (referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.

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Semicircular arch

In architecture, a semicircular arch is an arch with an intrados (inner surface) shaped like a semicircle.

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Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana, killing all seven astronauts on board.

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Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century.

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University of Wisconsin–Parkside

The University of Wisconsin–Parkside (UW Parkside or UWP) is a public university in Somers, Wisconsin.

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William Horlick

William Horlick, Sr. (23 February 1846 – 25 September 1936) was an English food manufacturer and the original patent holder of malted milk.

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Wind Point Light

Wind Point Lighthouse (or Windpoint Light Station) is a lighthouse located at the north end of Racine Harbor in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society (officially the State Historical Society of Wisconsin) is simultaneously a state agency and a private membership organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the history of North America, with an emphasis on the state of Wisconsin and the trans-Allegheny West.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racine_Heritage_Museum

Also known as Racine Public Library.

Racine Heritage Museum, the Glossary

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See also

Beaux-Arts architecture in Wisconsin

Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin

City museums in the United States

Historical society museums in Wisconsin

History museums in Wisconsin

Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin

Museums established in 1962

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