Proposed Kenosha City Hall at the Historic Post Office
Prepared and conceived by Stephen Cascio
Pre meeting concept review. Seeking architectural and engineering input on feasibility ahead of the Mayor briefing, Monday, March 9, 2026.
For McCrery Architects and internal project collaborators.
Prepared by Stephen Cascio, designer and project conceptualizer.
Independent concept. Not City commissioned. Not an RFP. Feedback will inform the Mayor discussion and recommended next steps.
Quick Input Requested. McCrery Architects
Given timing, a short paragraph of initial observations is helpful.
Top feasibility risks or unknowns.
What you would verify first. Recommended next step and sequence, for example a Phase 0 feasibility study.
If easier, reply with 2 to 5 sentences you are comfortable having summarized for the Mayor. Your input will be summarized as professional feedback. No firm attribution or direct quotes without written approval.
If you are open to being named as having reviewed the concept, say so explicitly.
Why I am requesting your review now
Mayor briefing scheduled Monday, March 9.
Seeking early professional reality checks before I socialize the concept.
Your input will help define whether this advances to programming, cost modeling, and code review.Monday,
Why your firm
This concept uses a classical civic language. I am reaching out because your team has training and built experience in classical architecture and traditional detailing.
I want your reality check on proportion, facade logic, and what it takes to make this buildable.
Key collaborators
Mark Molinaro, Partners in Design, Kenosha architectural firm. Observations and technical review.
George Daidy, architect of the 1933 Kenosha Main Post Office, worked in the Office of the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury, the federal office responsible for designing post offices, courthouses, and other government buildings in the early 20th century.
CURRENT: Kenosha Post Office, existing west facade facing Sheridan Road
PROPOSED CONCEPT: City Hall massing and facade concept render, Stephen Cascio
Current City Plan
The City of Kenosha, in coordination with Cobalt Partners, is evaluating a civic campus shift that places a new City Hall diagonally across from Civic Park, at its northeast corner. This location sits between the County Courthouse and the existing Post Office, with the parking structure to the southeast. This diagram shows the current target site as it is being discussed today, before any refinement to scope, access, parking, or building form.
Proposed City Plan. Concept by Stephen Cascio
This diagram is my independent concept of a potential civic campus outcome. It shows a new City Hall at the Post Office site, east of Civic Park, with a smaller Post Office function integrated into the concept. It also shows a potential Cultural Center site north of City Hall across 56th street. For this review, my priority is City Hall feasibility at the Post Office.
The existing Post Office carries the Neo classical civic language and public dignity expected of a City Hall. Its relationship to Civic Park completes the park as a defined civic room and strengthens the courthouse, park, and City Hall triangle.
