Simmons Library, Kenosha

Name: Simmons Library
Address: 711 59th Pl, Kenosha, United States

#17 among attractions in Kenosha

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The Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, and is a location of the Kenosha Public Library. KPL consists of 4 locations, an Outreach department, and is a member of both the Kenosha County Library System and the SHARE Consortium. The Simmons Memorial Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and was the first formal location for KPL. KPL was named the Power of Libraries Award Winner in 2018, Wisconsin Library Association's 2020 Library of the Year, and a finalist for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2021. ()

Built: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 42°34'50"N, 87°49'10"W

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711 59th PlKenosha Central Business DistrictKenosha United States

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Simmons Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kenosha North Pier Light, Kenosha Public Museum, Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha Light.

0.8 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Kenosha North Pier Light, Kenosha
21 min walk • The Kenosha North Pier lighthouse or Kenosha Light is a lighthouse located near Kenosha in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. "A typical 'Lake Michigan red tower'", it is a sibling to the Milwaukee Pierhead Light. This light was built in 1906 as a replacement for the old Kenosha Light.
0.5 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha
13 min walk • The Kenosha Public Museum, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, features displays of fine art, decorative art, and natural science specimens. Founded in 1933, and opened to the public in 1936 the museum currently is located at Kenosha's lakefront.
0.8 miN
Baths, Tudor Revival architecture
Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha
20 min walk • The Simmons Island Beach House is located in Simmons Island Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Land for the Simmons Island Park was donated in 1916 by industrialist Zalmon G. Simmons. In the 1930s, landscaping was done and the beach house was constructed.
0.6 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Kenosha Light, Kenosha
17 min walk • Kenosha Light is a lighthouse and keeper's house on Simmons Island north of the channel into Kenosha's harbor in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA.
~1650 ftNW
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Kenosha
8 min walk • The Dinosaur Discovery Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, is dedicated to the exploration and explication of the relationship between modern birds and ancient carnivorous biped dinosaurs, the theropods, which include Carnotaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, and Archaeopteryx.
~490 ftN
Church
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Kenosha
3 min walk • St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural and religious significance in 1979. The church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.
0.4 miSE
Park
Kemper Center, Kenosha
11 min walk • Kemper Hall is the complex of an Episcopal girls’ boarding school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States which began with an Italianate mansion and was expanded with various wings and buildings in Gothic Revival style.
~760 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Bradford Community Church, Kenosha
4 min walk • The Bradford Community Church, originally the Henry M. Simmons Memorial Church and later the Boys and Girls Library, is a historic church built in 1907 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States under the leadership of Kenosha's first woman pastor.
0.5 miSE
42°34'27"N • 87°48'50"W
Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha
14 min walk • Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
0.5 miS
42°34'25"N • 87°49'7"W
Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha
13 min walk • Cemetery
1.3 miS
Park, Event space
Southport Beach House, Kenosha
33 min walk • The Southport Beach House is a historic public building completed in 1940 at Southport Park on Lake Michigan in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Simmons Library?

Nearby attractions include St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Kenosha (3 min walk), Bradford Community Church, Kenosha (4 min walk), Civic Center Historic District, Kenosha (8 min walk), Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Kenosha (8 min walk).

How to get to Simmons Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Simmons Library:

Tram

56th Street & 7th Avenue • Lines: Kenosha Streetcar (8 min walk)

Bus

Kenosha Transit Center (12 min walk)
Kenosha Downtown Transit Center (12 min walk)

Train

Kenosha (13 min walk)