Property Record
MILWAUKEE RIVER PKWY
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Blatz Park |
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Other Name: | Kletzsch Park |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 190403 |
Location (Address): | MILWAUKEE RIVER PKWY |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Glendale |
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Survey Date: | 2010 |
Historic Use: | park |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Milwaukee River Parkway |
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National Register Listing Date: | 11/6/2012 |
State Register Listing Date: | 8/19/2011 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: | Milwaukee County Parkway System |
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. Milwaukee County acquired Kletzsch Park between 1918 and 1934. Between 1929 and 1930, an additional 15-acre tract of landwas acquired to unify the park. Between 1929 and 1930 a park drive was constructed and baseball diamonds were laid out. Park furnishings, such as benches and tables, were placed along the bank of the river and in shady portions of the park to accommodate the parks active picnic usage between 1929 and 1930. Landscape features of Kletzsch Park include a retaining wall, flagpole, pedestrian paths, picnic areas, athletic fields, archery targets, modern playgrounds, fences, scenic overlooks, signage, lighting, and storm-water overflow structures. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |