Property Record
807 61ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | MASONIC LODGE |
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Other Name: | LIBRARY SQUARE SCHOOL |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 9647 |
Location (Address): | 807 61ST ST |
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County: | Kenosha |
City: | Kenosha |
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Year Built: | 1924 |
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Survey Date: | 1987 |
Historic Use: | meeting hall |
Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | RICHARD GUSTAVE SCHMID |
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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: | IONIC COLUMNS IN RECESSED PORTICO. BALUSTRADE AT CORNICE. "The Neo-Classical Revival style Masonic Temple was designed by Chicago architect Richard Gustave Schmid, a specialist in designing Masonic Temples. The front and east facades are made of smooth ashlar limestone, while the rear and west facades are of tan brick. The two-story building features a stone cornice on the front and east facades, above which is a parapet with balustrade surrounding a third-story built of brick under a hipped roof. Two Ionic columns support a partially enclosed entrance portico. The Masons have been meeting in Kenosha since the mid-nineteenth century." Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005 |
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Bibliographic References: | BUILDING PERMIT. WITHEY. KENOSHA NEWS 10/25/1994. 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 |