Civic Center Historic District, Kenosha

Name: Civic Center Historic District
Address: Kenosha, United States

#21 among attractions in Kenosha

Relax in park, Park

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The Civic Center Historic District is a group of six large Neoclassical Revival buildings around Civic Center Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, reflecting the city's history as Kenosha County seat. ()

Elevation: 604 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°35'2"N, 87°49'22"W

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Kenosha Central Business DistrictKenosha United States

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Civic Center Historic District – 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 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha
14 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.
0.6 miNE
Baths, Tudor Revival architecture
Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha
17 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.
0.5 miNE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Kenosha Light, Kenosha
14 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.
~240 ftW
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Kenosha
2 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.
1.1 miN
Park, Sport venue, Sport
Washington Park Velodrome, Kenosha
29 min walk • The Washington Park Velodrome is an open-air velodrome in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is the longest operating 333 meter track in the United States. The track opened in 1927. During the 2016 season, the track was closed and completely rebuilt.
~1280 ftSE
Church
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Kenosha
7 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.
0.7 miSE
Park
Kemper Center, Kenosha
19 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.
~780 ftSE
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.
0.8 miSE
42°34'27"N • 87°48'50"W
Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha
21 min walk • Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
0.8 miS
42°34'25"N • 87°49'7"W
Green Ridge Cemetery, Kenosha
20 min walk • Cemetery

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Civic Center Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Kenosha (2 min walk), Bradford Community Church, Kenosha (4 min walk), St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Kenosha (7 min walk), Simmons Library, Kenosha (8 min walk).

How to get to Civic Center Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Civic Center Historic District:

Tram

56th Street & 10th Avenue • Lines: Kenosha Streetcar (2 min walk)
11th Avenue & 56th Street • Lines: Kenosha Streetcar (3 min walk)

Train

Kenosha (6 min walk)

Bus

Kenosha Transit Center (6 min walk)
Kenosha Downtown Transit Center (6 min walk)