Property Record
IRVINE PARK, NEAR S GATE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Memorial Bandstand |
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| Other Name: | BAND STAND |
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| Reference Number: | 3257 |
| Location (Address): | IRVINE PARK, NEAR S GATE |
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| County: | Chippewa |
| City: | Chippewa Falls |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | bandstand |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. INSCRIPTION " TO OUR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS". Donated by William Irvine; dedicated to "our soldiers and sailors" (Inscription on frieze), Tall Tuscan columns support entablature characterized by dedicatory inscription and sculptures of human faces, iron balustrade, elevated steerobate. Influenced by the Classical tradition and symbolism that dominated the design of public structures in the early decades of the 20th century, the Chicago architect Lee. A. Bailey, a native of Chippewa Falls, designed a memorial band shell dedicated to "Our Soldiers and Sailors" for Irvine Park in 1924 sited picturesquely in Irvine Park n the manner of the 19th century Romantic tradition, the architecturally significant round pavilion is composed of a conical roof and entablature supported by tall Roman Tuscan columns placed on an elevated stereo bate. This bandstand was erected in 1924 by the Park Board. An earlier bandstand was located near the bear den in the park. (I) Band concerts in the park began as early as 1909 when William Irvine donated to the City of Chippewa Falls a series of band concerts to be performed in Irvine Park. Between 1909-1919 approximately twenty concerts were given at a cost, to Irvine, of over $5,000.(J) This structure is of local historical interest because it is part of the historic development of Irvine Park, a park that marked a turning point for the City of Chippewa Falls, planning for recreational facilities for its residents. This structure is also significant because it is representative of a form of outdoor, public entertainment which was popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Inscription. B. Irvine Park Records (Chippewa Falls Park Board), p. 116. C. Ibid. D. Ibid. E. Ibid. F. Ruth Willut, "William Irvine and Irvine Park," unpublished manuscript, 1980- (Chippewa Falls: Chippewa Fqalls Public Library), p. 12. G. Irvine Park Records, p. 116. H. Ibid. I. Ibid. J. Willut, p. 12. K. Minutes of Irvine Park Association, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, p. 116. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |