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779 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32

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779 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32

Historic Name:
Bluebird Motel

Other Name:
Bluebird Motel

Reference Number:
118683

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Property Location

Location (Address)

779 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32

County

Kenosha

City/Village

Township

Somers

Unincorporated community

Town

2

Range

23

Direction

E

Section

8

Quarter Section

NW

Quarter Quarter Section

SW

Property Features

Year Built

1952

Additions

Survey Date

1999

Historic Use

lodging-hotel

Architectural Style

Other Vernacular

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

OTHER BUILDINGS ON SITE INCLUDE A RESIDENCE/MOTEL OFFICE. Consisting currently of ten units, this one-story, linear unit is topped with a hipped roof and is sheathed with brick. Windows along the structure's primary facade are rectangular fixed examples with an awning sash below. The original six units are relatively easily discernable from the four additional units. 2023: Two-story building was constructed c. 2003

Bibliographic References

CONSTRUCTION DATE CIRCA 1952-1956 WAS OBTAINED FROM MOTEL GUIDES/COUNTY DIRECTORIES.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

lodging-hotel Other Vernacular

Kenosha
County

Somers
Community

1950-1959
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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