Property Record
121 ANTES DR
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | HENNEBERRY SHELTER HOUSE |
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Other Name: | LEONARD-LEOTA PARK HENNEBERRY SHELTER HOUSE |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 140861 |
Location (Address): | 121 ANTES DR |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Evansville |
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Year Built: | 1939 |
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Survey Date: | 2010 |
Historic Use: | other |
Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | /WPA |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT AS A PARK SHELTER USING WPA LABOR IN 1939 AS PART OF A LARGE NUMBER OF WPA PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK IN THE DEPRESSION. THE HENNEBERRY FAMILY CONTRIBUTED THE MONEY FOR THE MATERIALS USED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. Additional records associated with this property: Leonard and Leota Parks (AHI 29139), Lake Leota Dam (AHI 74758), Leota Park Bell Tower (AHI 140860), Leota Park Bath House (AHI 140943), Leonard-Leota Park Skater's Warming House and Bandstand (AHI 140944), Leota Park Store Building (AHI 140945), Leota Park Antes Drive Bridge (AHI 171381), Allen's Creek Straightening and Rip-Rapping (AHI 171441), Lake Leota Dam Stepped Falls (AHI 171461), Leota Park Horseshoe Lagoon (East) (AHI 171501), Leota Park North Baseball Diamond Bathroom Building (AHI 171761), Leota Park Horseshoe Lagoon (West) (AHI 171481), Allen's Creek Foot Bridge (AHI 171801). |
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Bibliographic References: | EVANSVILLE REVIEW, AUGUST, 1939, PP. 1, 8. Williams, B. Keith. Evansville City Parks: 1883-1986. Evansville, WI: Star Printing CO., 1987. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |