Property Record
6019 7TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | URBAN J LEWIS HOUSE |
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Other Name: | THOMAS HANSEN FUNERAL HOME |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 9502 |
Location (Address): | 6019 7TH AVE |
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County: | Kenosha |
City: | Kenosha |
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Year Built: | 1892 |
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Survey Date: | 1987 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Library Park Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 11/29/1988 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | ROUND TOWER W/DORMERS PROJECTING FROM BELL CAST ROOF. 1ST FLR CONCRETE BLOCK, 2ND FLR CLAPBOARD, 3RD FLR SHINGLED. "Urban J. Lewis was a native of England who came to the United States as a child. He came to Kenosha in 1875 to become cashier of the Dan Head and Company Private Bank. Besides banking, Lewis had many other business interest. In 1920, the house was acquired for the Hansen-Lendman Funeral Home, which occupies the building today." Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005 |
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Bibliographic References: | TAX ROLLS. KENOSHA NEWS 11/14/1994. Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005 |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |