5918 8TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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5918 8TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
5918 8TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:NATHAN R ALLEN JR HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:9530
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5918 8TH AVE
County:Kenosha
City:Kenosha
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1890
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Dutch Colonial Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material: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:BRICK 1ST STORY,PALLADIAN WINDOW AND OVAL WINDOW ON 2ND FLRDORMER W/ BROCKEN SCROLL PEDIMENT W/ SUNBURST MOTIF [Date Cnst:CA]

"This grand Queen Anne residence was built by Nathan R. Allen, Jr., owner of the Allen Tannery in Kenosha. Founded in 1856 by Nathan's father, Nathan Allen, Sr. and Levi Grant, the Allen Tannery grew throughout the 1850s and 1860s. When Nathan Allen, Sr. died in 1890, Nathan Jr. and his brother Charles began enlarging the business. By 1916, the Allen Tannery employed 1,000 workers." Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005
Bibliographic References: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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