Wisconsin, Kenosha City Landmarks Historical Markers

By William Fischer, Jr., August 7, 2013

Charles Durkee Mansion and Marker

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1 ► Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha — 22 — Charles Durkee Mansion — 1861 —

[Title is text] City of Kenosha Landmark #22 — — Map (db m68507) HM

2 ► Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha — 118 — First Congregational Church — One-hundredth Anniversary — 1874-1974 —

This historical landmark is dedicated to the worship of God, and to the promotion of Christian knowledge and charity Chris George Builder Kenosha Landmarks Commission Kenosha County Historical Society — — Map (db m38117) HM

3 ► Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha — 110 — Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library —

Dedicated May 30, 1900 This library building a gift of Zalmon G. Simmons to the citizens of Kenosha as a memorial to his son Gilbert M. Simmons (1852-1890) His vision and generosity were appreciated by the pioneer town he believed in and . . . — — Map (db m38118) HM

4 ► Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha — 437 — Kenosha (Southport) Lighthouse —

Built by the federal government in 1866, the Kenosha Lighthouse replaces two other lighthouses constructed at this site in 1848 and 1858. Originally designated a coast and harbor light for Southport, now Kenosha, WI provided the first navigational . . . — — Map (db m147376) HM

5 ► Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha — 61 — Kenosha County Courthouse — 1923 - 25 —

This property Kenosha County Courthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior ——————— Kenosha County Courthouse and Jail 1923-25 City of . . . — — Map (db m69217) HM

6 ► Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Kenosha — 79 — Simmon's Island Beach House — 1934-35 —

. . . — — Map (db m242564) HM