Property Record
2908-2912 ROOSEVELT RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Roosevelt Theater |
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| Other Name: | Roosevelt Music Media Entertainment Complex |
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| Reference Number: | 127348 |
| Location (Address): | 2908-2912 ROOSEVELT RD |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | theater/opera house/concert hall |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Charles Augustine-revisions; Wolff & Ramsthal; Einar Dahl |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2008 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This theater was built as a portion of a larger business block erected by Einar Dahl. Original plans, in possession of the current owner, indicate that the overall building design was drawn by August Wolff, of the Milwaukee firm of Wolff & Ramsthal. As well, revisions to the theater proper are noted as having been done by Kenosha architect Charles O. Augustine. The theater opened to the public in Christmas Day 1927. The last movie was shown in 1985 and the building had been vacant since 1997. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Kenosha City Directory; tax assessors records; "New Roosevelt Theater Is a Monument to Einar Dahl," Kenosha Evening News, 24 December 1927, 22/1; "No Plans to Reopen Roosevelt," Kenosha News, 14 March 1985. “Architecture/History Survey.” WHS project number 03-1016/KN. October 2003. Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |