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711 59TH PLACE

Historic Name:
LINCOLN STATUE

Other Name:
LINCOLN STATUE

Reference Number:
26222

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Property Location

Location (Address)

711 59TH PLACE

County

Kenosha

City/Village

Kenosha

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1909

Additions

Survey Date

1987

Historic Use

statue/sculpture

Architectural Style

NA (unknown or not a building)

Structural System

Wall Material

Metal

Architect

Charles H. Niehaus

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. STATUE OF LINCOLN IN LIBRARY PARK. BRONZE STATUE; BASE W/INSCRIPTION "A GIFT TO KENOSHA BY ORLA MINER CALKINS". "The bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln shows the President sitting, with his legs crossed. The statue was executed by well known sculptor Charles Henry Niehous of New York in 1909. Niehous' Lincoln is warm and relaxed, somewhat in contrast to the imposing figure erected in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. several years later. The statue was a gift from local businessman Orla Calkins, an admirer of Lincoln, to commemorate the 100th anniversary year of the President's birth." Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005

Bibliographic References

Kenosha Evening News 5/26/1909. Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Library Park Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Nov 29, 1988

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

Yes

statue/sculpture NA (unknown or not a building)

Kenosha
County

Kenosha
Community

1900-1909
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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