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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 5706 8TH AVE |
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| County | Kenosha |
| City/Village | Kenosha |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1919 |
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| Additions | 2019 |
| Survey Date | 1975 |
| Historic Use | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | Robert A. Messmer |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Organized in 1901, the Kenosha lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks built this impressive clubhouse in 1917. Milwaukee-based architect Robert Messmer was an Elk himself, and Elks pride themselves on their conviviality and sense of humor. Nonetheless, this Georgian Revival clubhouse is sober, even stately, in its horizontally emphatic, symmetrical design. Some of its stateliness comes from the classically inspired brickwork: brick rustication on the ground floor, brick voussoirs over the rectangular entrances, and brick quoins in the second and third stories. But the building’s most stately element is its grand portico, centered on the main facade. Stocky brick piers on the first floor give way to widely spaced Tuscan columns gracing a two-story open gallery. Behind the columns, generous windows with fanlights recede between brick pilasters. The WHS conditionally waived its 30 day raze notice on 1/27/2012. 2011 fire extensively damaged the interior |
| Bibliographic References | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Kenosha Elks Club |
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| National Register Listing Date | Nov 13, 2017 |
| State Register Listing Date | Aug 18, 2017 |
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