National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by 55th St., 8th Ave., 58th St., and 10th Ave.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Civic Center Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 89000069 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by 55th St., 8th Ave., 58th St., and 10th Ave. |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City/Village: | Kenosha |
| Township: |
| Six Neo-Classical Revival style civic, educational and private buildings situated around the Civic Center Plaza, a block-sized park located just two blocks west of downtown Kenosha comprise the district. This planned development, built between 1910 and 1938 includes the Old Moose Lodge, 1927; Kenosha Public Museum, 1909; Old Kenosha High School, 1924; U.S. Post Office, 1933; and Kenosha County Courthouse & Jail, 1923. |
| Period of Significance: | 1910-1938 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Community Planning And Development |
| Area of Significance: | Education |
| Area of Significance: | Politics/Government |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Government: Correctional Facility |
| Historic Use: | Government: Post Office |
| Historic Use: | Government: Courthouse |
| Historic Use: | Recreation And Culture: Museum |
| Historic Use: | Social: Meeting Hall |
| Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Lindl,Lesser & Schutte |
| Architect: | Chubb,John D. |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 07/26/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 6 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 1 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |