Property Record
1310 63RD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DANIA HALL |
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| Other Name: | DANIA HALL |
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| Reference Number: | 9654 |
| Location (Address): | 1310 63RD ST |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Survey Date: | 19812007 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Other Danish-related buildings in Kenosha include the Danish Brotherhood Lodge No. 14 at 6224 22nd Avenue and St. Mary's Danish Lutheran Church at 6442 22nd Avenue. PEDIMENTED 2ND FLR WINDOWS. LIMESTONE INSET WITH "DANIA HALL". Built in 1910 it is unique in that it has a trestle roof and no sustaining walls. Stanchions support the roof and all interior walls could be removed and the outer walls would be self supporting. 2007--LOWER WINDOWS INFILLED WITH BRICK AND GLASS BLOCK. Kenosha County trailed only Racine County in Danish settlement in Wisconsin and the Danes created a very close-knit community within the City of Kenosha. The Dania Society organized as a fraternal and benefit society in Kenosha in 1890, it was the smaller of the two major Danish organizations that operated in Kenosha the other being the Danish Brotherhood Lodge #14 (see 6224 22nd Avenue). The Dania Society met weekly at a separate location until it constructed the subject building as a hall between 1905 and 1908. The club continued to exist at the hall until at least 1950; however, by 1955 the society was not listed in a city directory. Research did not locate any further information about the society. In 1960, the building was occupied by the Norwegian American Club and Sons of Norway Lodge #206. A decade later, the property was a tavern called the Viaduct Club. Today, it is home to a local motorcycle organization. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct 63rd St. (STH 50): 22nd Ave. To 14th Ave.” WHS project number 07-0786/KN. July 2007. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. SANBORN MAPS. CITY DIRECTORIES; Neuenschwander, ed., "Kenosha County in the Twentieth Century." Kenosha Landmarks Commission, Kenosha Historical Sites, 1982. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |