Property Record
6224 22ND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DANISH BROTHERHOOD LODGE NO. 14 |
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| Other Name: | DANISH BROTHERHOOD LODGE NO. 14 |
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| Reference Number: | 145586 |
| Location (Address): | 6224 22ND AVE |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Joseph Lindl |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2020 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2S. BRICK WITH INSET BAYS FITTED WITH REPLACEMENT GLASS BLOCK WINDOWS ON SECOND FLOOR. MODERNIZED STOREFRONT. RAISED PARAPET CAPPED WITH LIMESTONE. PART OF PROPOSED UPTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT (1999 SURVEY). CITY OF KENOSHA LANDMARK #96. Lodge #14 of the Danish Brotherhood first organized in Kenosha in 1884; however, it disbanded only two years later. In 1892, the lodge reorganized and embarked on a number of social and benevolent activities within the city. In 1910, the lodge acquired the subject parcel at 22nd Avenue and 60th Street and hired noted local architect Joseph Lindl to design a design a combination store block and meeting hall. The elaborate structure included two stores, an upstairs meeting/dance hall, card rooms, kitchen, bowling alley and billiard room. The building was completed in 1910 and it was characterized by the Kenosha News as the most handsome club home owned by any of the similar organizations in the city. While the lodge took a role in several notable public efforts in the city such as raising funds for the construction of a hospital, the lodge was considered the social center of Kenosha's Danish community, which was the third largest Western European immigrant group in the city. The society gained income from renting out the two first-floor storefronts and was open virtually every night with a variety of activities. While being Danish is no longer a requirement for membership, the Danish Brotherhood Lodge remains an active organization and utilizes the hall for a variety of events. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct 63rd St. (STH 50): 22nd Ave. To 14th Ave.” WHS project number 07-0786/KN. July 2007. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. LIMESTONE INSET. SANBORN MAPS. CARTWRIGHT, CITY OF KENOSHA RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY (1999). CITY OF KENOSHA LANDMARK PLAQUE. JOHN A. NEUENSCHWANDER, KENOSHA COUNTY IN THE 20TH CENTURY, PG 403. Danish Brotherhood Lodge #14, 100th Anniversary, 1892-1992, Booklet on file in Danish Brotherhood Lodge #14 File, Kenosha County Historical Society Museum. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |