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Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Kenosha County Courthouse

1923 - 25

 
 
Kenosha County Courthouse Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2013
1. Kenosha County Courthouse Markers
Inscription.
This property
Kenosha County Courthouse
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior
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Kenosha County Courthouse
and Jail
1923-25
City of Kenosha Landmark #61

 
Erected by City of Kenosha Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 61.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin, Kenosha City Landmarks series list.
 
Location. 42° 35.085′ N, 87° 49.371′ W. Marker is in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in Kenosha County. It is at the intersection of 56th Street and Sheridan Road (Wisconsin Highway 32), on the right when traveling west on 56th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1010 56th Street, Kenosha WI 53140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere,
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the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of the First Free School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Fountain (approx. Ό mile away); Korean War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Operations Desert Shield / Storm Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); The United States Marine Corps (approx. Ό mile away); War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Naval Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); St. Matthew’s Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kenosha.
 
Also see . . .
1. Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 22, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Kenosha County, Wisconsin. County website homepage (Submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.) 
 
Kenosha County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2013
2. Kenosha County Courthouse
Markers are near entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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