Property Record
522 61ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Samuel B. Scott House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 9644 |
| Location (Address): | 522 61ST ST |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Survey Date: | 1987 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Library Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/29/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Scott was a banker. The house was later owned by real estate developer Hugh Spear between 1861 and the late 19th century. BUILDING WAS AN EARLY ROOMING HOUSE during the first two decades of the 20th century and was known as "The Southern." Between 1918 and 1920, the building housed the Kenosha Grand Conservatory of Music. In 1923, attorney Alfred L. Drury bought the house and his family lived here until the 1950s. He was a Kenosha native who attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1906, he was admitted to the bar and in 1907 he began practicing law in Kenosha. He also served as district attorney and circuit court judge. He was appointed to the State Supreme Court but declined because of a family illness. |
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| Bibliographic References: | GREATER KENOSHA TOUR GUIDE. DEEDS. TAX ROLLS. KENOSHA NEWS 11/14/1994. Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |