{"id":5424,"date":"2024-08-25T19:34:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=5424"},"modified":"2024-08-25T20:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:04:37","slug":"sidley-mansion-2600-washington-avenue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/sidley-mansion-2600-washington-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidley Mansion 2600 Washington Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sidley-mansion-is-passing-456693042_8377043295660575_6661960568531702398_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sidley-mansion-is-passing-456693042_8377043295660575_6661960568531702398_n-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5432\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sidley-mansion-is-passing-456693042_8377043295660575_6661960568531702398_n-1024x687.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sidley-mansion-is-passing-456693042_8377043295660575_6661960568531702398_n-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sidley-mansion-is-passing-456693042_8377043295660575_6661960568531702398_n-768x516.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/sidley-mansion-is-passing-456693042_8377043295660575_6661960568531702398_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sidley mansion in Racine is passing &#8212; gold leaf and all. Owner lived in regal style.<br>This clipping is from Edward Joseph Huck.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Racine-City-Directory-1925-John-S-Sidley-listing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"461\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Racine-City-Directory-1925-John-S-Sidley-listing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5429\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Racine-City-Directory-1925-John-S-Sidley-listing.jpg 949w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Racine-City-Directory-1925-John-S-Sidley-listing-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Racine-City-Directory-1925-John-S-Sidley-listing-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>1925 Racine City Directory<br>Sidley John S (Mabel) sec Horlick&#8217;s Malted Milk Co h2600 Washington av<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-481x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-481x1024.jpg 481w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-141x300.jpg 141w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-768x1635.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-721x1536.jpg 721w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-962x2048.jpg 962w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kenosha_News_1931_02_23_1-divorce-granted-scaled.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kenosha Evening News, February 23, 1931<br>Mrs. Mable Horlick Sidley Divorces Husband on Desertion Grounds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-458x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Neenah-Menasha News-Times, January 5, 1942\nTreasures of Horlick Family Placed On Sale\n\nAn estimated 3,000 treasures bought with funds from the Horlick Malted Milk fortune and now appraised at $300,000 were to be placed on sale here today.\n\nMost of the belonged to Mrs. Maybelle Horlick Sidley, heiress to a large portion of the family fortune who died three and one-half years ago. She left an estate estimated at $4,000,000.\n\nMany of the treasures came from the Oaks, the white Sidley mansion at Racine. Others were brought from a Miami, Fla., home. \n\nIncluded were &quot;The Rising Of the Moon&quot;, a painting by George Innes, appraised at $20,000, a Victorian rosewood bed which at one time belonged to Gen. Robert E. Lee; a silk horse blanket made for the coronation of Czar Nicholas II of Russia; a pair of chandeliers from Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello, and Mrs. Sidley's wedding dress made of Brussels lace.\n\nOriental rugs, Georgian silver, Sheffield place, tapestries and rare books also were counted among the items place on sale.\" class=\"wp-image-5435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-458x1024.jpg 458w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-134x300.jpg 134w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-768x1717.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-687x1536.jpg 687w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-916x2048.jpg 916w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/News_Record_1942_01_05_1-treasures-of-Horlick-family-placed-on-sale-scaled.jpg 1145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Neenah-Menasha News-Times, January 5, 1942<br>Treasures of Horlick Family Placed On Sale<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The_Journal_Times_1942_06_01_4-wrecking-permit-2600-Washington-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The_Journal_Times_1942_06_01_4-wrecking-permit-2600-Washington-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"A wrecking permit authorizing Anthony Kratochvil to tear down the Sidley mansion, 2600 Washington avenue, and salvage the materials was issued today. The 28-room home which contains seven bathrooms, Italian marble fireplaces, stained glass windows and many art treasures will be razed within a few weeks, Mr. Kratochvil said.\" class=\"wp-image-5426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The_Journal_Times_1942_06_01_4-wrecking-permit-2600-Washington-1024x703.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The_Journal_Times_1942_06_01_4-wrecking-permit-2600-Washington-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The_Journal_Times_1942_06_01_4-wrecking-permit-2600-Washington-768x528.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The_Journal_Times_1942_06_01_4-wrecking-permit-2600-Washington-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/The_Journal_Times_1942_06_01_4-wrecking-permit-2600-Washington-2048x1407.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Wrecking permit for 2600 Washington avenue<br>Racine Journal Times, June 1, 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5424","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5424"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5442,"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5424\/revisions\/5442"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}