SHERIDAN PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY SOUTH | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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SHERIDAN PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY SOUTH

Architecture and History Inventory
SHERIDAN PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY SOUTH | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Sheridan Park
Other Name:Sheridan Park
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:208941
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):SHERIDAN PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY SOUTH
County:Milwaukee
City:Cudahy
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1932
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:park
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2011-
Milwaukee County drafted a development plan for Sheridan Park in 1932, which included athletic facilities, a formal garden, and lagoon. By 1937 Sheridan Park included a bathhouse, pavilion, bandstand, and several service buildings. Moreover, the park accommodated baseball, football, horseshoes, softball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, picnicking, concerts, tobogganing, ice hockey, and skating.
Sheridan Park features athletic fields, a bathhouse and pavilion, paved pedestrian paths, a lagoon with model boat launch, and modern lights. Sheridan Park is located in the Lake Michigan South Parkway.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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