6107 7TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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6107 7TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
6107 7TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:EDWARD BAIN HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:9506
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):6107 7TH AVE
County:Kenosha
City:Kenosha
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1860
Additions:
Survey Date:1987
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Library Park Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/29/1988
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. PAIRED BRACKETS. ORNATE FRIEZE BOARDS. 1/2 ROUND WINDOWS IN 2 FRONT FACING GABLES. DORIC COLUMNS ON PORCH. "The house was built for Edward Bain, who in 1852, bought a wagon-making shop and built it into the Bain Wagon Works. Bain's company became one of the largest industries in Kenosha, and one of the largest wagon-making firms in the state. Harriet Bain, Edward's widow, lived in the house until 1906. From that year on, the house was owned by several people. Between 1925 and 1931, it housed the Kenosha Hospital Training School for Nurses dormitory." Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005
Bibliographic References:TAX ROLLS. LOCAL HISTORY. KENOSHA NEWS 11/14/1994. KENOSHA NEWS 5/26/1996. Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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