9201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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9201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD

Architecture and History Inventory
9201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MILWAUKEE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH COMPLEX
Other Name:CHARLES W. LANDIS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
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Reference Number:233328
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):9201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD
County:Milwaukee
City:Wauwatosa
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1968
Additions:
Survey Date:20162022
Historic Use:hospital
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:2022
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:The Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex was established in 1962 to replace the older Milwaukee County Asylum on the county grounds in Wauwatosa. A 130,000-square foot sprawling complex was constructed in 1968 with offices and care facilities as a day hospital, treating patients on site and then sending them home overnight. A large subsequent addition, the main building of the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex located at 9455 West Watertown Plank Road, was constructed adjacent to the west in 1973 and further expanded in 1978. The complex, which has had a fraught history, was renamed the Charles W. Landis Mental Health Center and Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Complex. 2022: Property was demolished in July.
Bibliographic References:‘County could demolish old day hospital at Mental Health Complex,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 21, 2015. ‘February, 2015 Minutes,’ Milwaukee County Mental Health Board website. <county.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/cntyHHS/BHD/Mental-Health-Board/MHBFebruary2015MeetingPacket.pdf> accessed January 16, 2017.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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