Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library

The Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States, and is a location of the Kenosha Public Library, which is part of the Kenosha County Library System The Simmons Memorial Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and was the first formal location for KPL.

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Type: Library
Description: library in Wisconsin, United States
Also known as: “G.M. Simmons Branch”, “Gilbert M Simmons Branch Kenosha Public Library”, and “Gilbert M. Simmons Branch”
Address: 711 59th Place, Kenosha, WI 53140

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Library Park and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church.

Library Park

Park

Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.

Library Park, formerly known as The Commons, City Park, and Central Park, is a park in Kenosha, Wisconsin designed by Ossian Cole Simonds. It features a library and war memorial designed by Daniel Burnham and a sculpture by Charles Henry Niehaus.

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

Church

Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0.

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural and religious significance in 1979. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church is situated 560 feet north of Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library.

Bradford Community Church

Place of worship

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The Bradford Community Church, originally the Henry M. Simmons Memorial Church and later the Boys and Girls Library, is a historic church built in 1907 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States under the leadership of Kenosha's first woman pastor. Bradford Community Church is situated 810 feet northwest of Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie.

Kenosha

Photo: Keith Cooper, CC BY 2.0.

Kenosha is Wisconsin's fourth largest city. It is in the state's southeast region. Many of its residents commute to jobs elsewhere, leading to its appellation as "Chicago's northernmost suburb."…

Pleasant Prairie

Town

Pleasant Prairie is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States. Located along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan, the village is south of the city of Kenosha and north of the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Pleasant Prairie is situated 4 miles southwest of Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library.

Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library

Categories: public library, library branch, building, public building, and education
Location: City of Kenosha, Kenosha County, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.58056° or 42° 34′ 50″ north

Longitude

-87.81943° or 87° 49′ 10″ west

Elevation

604 feet (184 metres)

Operator

Kenosha Public Library

Open location code

86JJH5JJ+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 220680358

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

GeoNames ID

5254276

Wikidata ID

Q5561084

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