Property Record
5919 6TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | KENOSHA THEATER |
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| Reference Number: | 9484 |
| Location (Address): | 5919 6TH AVE |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1926 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | theater/opera house/concert hall |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | 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. ROUND ARCHED ARCADE W/CARVED PANELS AND PILASTERS. CNR BRICK PILASTERS TOPPED W/DOMED TURRETS. 1982: The Kenosha Theater was built in 1926-1927 for Carl Laemmles Universal Pictures Corporation. Part of the original sigh on the north side of the building are still readable (in 1982): "The only theater in the City presenting Talking Pictures." |
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| Bibliographic References: | KENOSHA NEWS 7/28/1996. Kenosha Landmarks Commission, Kenosha Historical Sites, 1982. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |