Property Record
5136 SHERIDAN RD (STATE HIGHWAY 32)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | N.R. Allen's Sons Company |
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| Other Name: | Jim's Yachts |
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| Reference Number: | 112324 |
| Location (Address): | 5136 SHERIDAN RD (STATE HIGHWAY 32) |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. It was associated with the N.R. Allen's Sons Company tannery, one of the largest industrial concerns in the City of Kenosha between 1900 and 1927, and it is the last remaining resource associated with that company. Between 1927 and the mid-1940s, the building also was associated with the Kenosha Motor Coach Lines, Inc., the city's street railway company. It is an astylistic utilitarian building of cream brick construction, with substantially altered fenestration. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic photo at the Kenosha Historical Society. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |