Property Record
3200 BLOCK OF MENOMONEE RIVER PARKWAY
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | UPPER MENOMONEE RIVER PARKWAY PAVILION |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 206301 |
| Location (Address): | 3200 BLOCK OF MENOMONEE RIVER PARKWAY |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1935 |
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| Survey Date: | 201120162021 |
| Historic Use: | pavilion |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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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' titled "Menomonee River Parkway" 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. 2011- One-story, rectangular plan comfort station with a side gable roof. The building has cornice returns and limestone veneer which was common of the rustic design aesthetic of the Depression Era. Wood entry doors are located on the south and north elevations. Hinged wooden doors provide access to an internal storage area located on the south elevation. Windows on the east elevation have been replaced with glass block. Date of construction from the Milwaukee County database. The first plans for a series of Milwaukee County parkways was developed in 1923, illustrating a number of curvilinear drives along the waterways of Wauwatosa. Portions of the eventual Upper Menomonee River Parkway were purchased in 1926, with additional property added through the 1930s. In 1935, the county began constructing the parkway and drive with Civilian Conservation Corp laborers conducting most of the work including moving the river channel, excavating lagoons, street grading, masonry work, construction of concrete bridges, and the construction of a small comfort station building. In the 1950s more bridges were added to the Upper Menomonee River Parkway. The Upper Menomonee River Parkway covers 555 acres from Harmonee Avenue to Congress Street. The Upper Menominee River Parkway, which includes Currie Park and Golf Course and Hoyt Park, has a drive that follows the river closely in a curvilinear path meant as a pleasure drive. The parkway includes many small-scale elements including retaining walls, bridge piers, bollards, bridges, lighting, and signage. The largest of these are the WPA built retaining walls constructed along the parkway. Resurveyed 2021: appearance unchanged |
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| Bibliographic References: | Mead and Hunt. Volume 1: Milwaukee County Parkway Inventory Report. Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture, 2012. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |