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Simmons Island Beach House

Coordinates: 42°35′28″N 87°48′52″W / 42.59098°N 87.81436°W / 42.59098; -87.81436
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Simmons Island Beach House
Simmons Island Beach House
Location5001 Simmons Island
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°35′28″N 87°48′52″W / 42.59098°N 87.81436°W / 42.59098; -87.81436
Built1935
ArchitectChris Borggren
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.03000057[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2003

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.[1]

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.[2]

The building is one-and-a-half-stories in its central block and has one-story wings. It has steep slate-covered roofs.[2]

History

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The structure was once used as a public bath house.[1] In 2008, an entrepreneur bought the building with plans to transform it into a restaurant and installed a concession stand.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Simmons Island Beach House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2017. With 11 photos.