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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 29 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Barnes Creek Site
July 20, 1977
(#77000032)
Address Restricted
Kenosha
2 Boys and Girls Library
Boys and Girls Library
October 24, 1980
(#80000144)
5810 8th Ave.
42°34′57″N 87°49′14″W / 42.5825°N 87.820556°W / 42.5825; -87.820556 (Boys and Girls Library)
Kenosha
3 Chesrow Site
Chesrow Site
November 30, 1978
(#78000109)
Western side of Highway 32, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Illinois line
42°31′16″N 87°49′27″W / 42.521111°N 87.824167°W / 42.521111; -87.824167 (Chesrow Site)
Kenosha
4 Civic Center Historic District
Civic Center Historic District
July 26, 1989
(#89000069)
Roughly bounded by 55th St., 8th Ave., 58th St., and 10th Ave.
42°35′04″N 87°49′19″W / 42.584444°N 87.821944°W / 42.584444; -87.821944 (Civic Center Historic District)
Kenosha
5 Anthony and Caroline Isermann House
Anthony and Caroline Isermann House
February 25, 2004
(#04000108)
6416 Seventh Ave.
42°34′33″N 87°49′08″W / 42.575833°N 87.818889°W / 42.575833; -87.818889 (Anthony and Caroline Isermann House)
Kenosha
6 Frank and Jane Isermann House
Frank and Jane Isermann House
February 25, 2004
(#04000107)
6500 Seventh Ave.
42°34′33″N 87°49′08″W / 42.575833°N 87.818889°W / 42.575833; -87.818889 (Frank and Jane Isermann House)
Kenosha
7 Kemper Hall
Kemper Hall
June 7, 1976
(#76000067)
6501 3rd Ave.
42°34′35″N 87°48′50″W / 42.576389°N 87.813889°W / 42.576389; -87.813889 (Kemper Hall)
Kenosha
8 Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail
Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail
March 9, 1982
(#82000677)
912 56th St.
42°35′06″N 87°49′23″W / 42.585°N 87.823056°W / 42.585; -87.823056 (Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail)
Kenosha
9 Kenosha Light Station
Kenosha Light Station
June 28, 1990
(#90000995)
5117 Fourth Ave.
42°35′23″N 87°48′57″W / 42.589722°N 87.815833°W / 42.589722; -87.815833 (Kenosha Light Station)
Kenosha
10 Kenosha North Pierhead Light
Kenosha North Pierhead Light
June 24, 2008
(#08000545)
North pier at Kenosha harbor entry, 0.1 mile east of Simmons Island Park
42°35′20″N 87°48′31″W / 42.588842°N 87.8086°W / 42.588842; -87.8086 (Kenosha North Pierhead Light)
Kenosha
11 Library Park
Library Park
June 22, 2000
(#00000733)
711 59th Place
42°34′50″N 87°49′11″W / 42.580556°N 87.819722°W / 42.580556; -87.819722 (Library Park)
Kenosha
12 Library Park Historic District
Library Park Historic District
November 29, 1988
(#88002657)
Roughly bounded by 59th St., 7th Ave., 61st St., and 8th Ave.
42°34′50″N 87°49′09″W / 42.580556°N 87.819167°W / 42.580556; -87.819167 (Library Park Historic District)
Kenosha
13 Lucas Site
February 24, 1995
(#95000136)
Address Restricted
Pleasant Prairie
14 Manor House
Manor House
October 29, 1980
(#80000145)
6536 3rd Ave.
42°34′28″N 87°48′55″W / 42.574444°N 87.815278°W / 42.574444; -87.815278 (Manor House)
Kenosha
15 John McCaffary House
John McCaffary House
January 31, 1978
(#78000110)
5732 13th Court
42°34′56″N 87°49′35″W / 42.582222°N 87.826389°W / 42.582222; -87.826389 (John McCaffary House)
Kenosha
16 Rosinco
Rosinco
July 18, 2001
(#01000737)
12 miles (19 km) east of Kenosha
42°37′30″N 87°38′14″W / 42.625°N 87.637222°W / 42.625; -87.637222 (Rosinco)
Lake Michigan
17 St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
June 6, 1979
(#79000090)
5900 7th Ave.
42°34′55″N 87°49′08″W / 42.581944°N 87.818889°W / 42.581944; -87.818889 (St. Matthew's Episcopal Church)
Kenosha
18 Simmons Island Beach House
Simmons Island Beach House
February 20, 2003
(#03000057)
5001 Simmons Island
42°35′27″N 87°48′51″W / 42.590833°N 87.814167°W / 42.590833; -87.814167 (Simmons Island Beach House)
Kenosha
19 Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library
Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library
December 17, 1974
(#74000093)
711 59th Pl.
42°34′50″N 87°49′10″W / 42.580556°N 87.819444°W / 42.580556; -87.819444 (Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library)
Kenosha
20 Southport Beach House
Southport Beach House
January 8, 2003
(#02001684)
7825 First Ave.
42°33′41″N 87°48′45″W / 42.561389°N 87.8125°W / 42.561389; -87.8125 (Southport Beach House)
Kenosha
21 Third Avenue Historic District
Third Avenue Historic District
November 1, 1988
(#88002022)
Along Third Ave. between 61st and 66th Sts.
42°34′35″N 87°48′52″W / 42.576389°N 87.814444°W / 42.576389; -87.814444 (Third Avenue Historic District)
Kenosha
22 Washington Park Clubhouse
Washington Park Clubhouse
January 23, 2003
(#02001740)
2205 Washington Rd.
42°36′04″N 87°50′11″W / 42.601111°N 87.836389°W / 42.601111; -87.836389 (Washington Park Clubhouse)
Kenosha
23 Justin Weed House
Justin Weed House
December 3, 1974
(#74000094)
3509 Washington Rd.
42°36′09″N 87°51′07″W / 42.6025°N 87.851944°W / 42.6025; -87.851944 (Justin Weed House)
Kenosha
24 Wehmhoff Mound (47KN15)
November 21, 1985
(#85002971)
Along old Highway 83 in the northwestern quarter of Section 26, Township 2 North, Range 19 East
42°36′22″N 88°13′30″W / 42.606111°N 88.225000°W / 42.606111; -88.225000 (Wehmhoff Mound (47KN15))
Wheatland
25 WISCONSIN shipwreck (iron steamer)
October 7, 2009
(#09000820)
6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Kenosha
42°31′58″N 87°42′31″W / 42.532683°N 87.708733°W / 42.532683; -87.708733 (WISCONSIN shipwreck (iron steamer))
Kenosha

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Alford Park Warehouse
December 31, 2002
(#02001665)
April 21, 2014
1885 Sheridan Rd.
42°37′19″N 87°49′34″W / 42.621944°N 87.826111°W / 42.621944; -87.826111 (Alford Park Warehouse)
Kenosha Destroyed in a 2011 fire.
2 Kenosha High School
June 6, 1979
(#79003770)
Unknown
913 57th St.
42°34′59″N 87°49′21″W / 42.583181°N 87.822551°W / 42.583181; -87.822551 (Kenosha High School)
Kenosha Still listed as a contributing property of the Civic Center Historic District.
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