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MCKINLEY PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

MCKINLEY PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH

Architecture and History Inventory
MCKINLEY PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Flushing Tunnel Park
Other Name:McKinley Park
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:209721
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):MCKINLEY PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
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-
McKinley Park was acquired in 1887 as Flushing Tunnel Park. Its origin is tied to public sanitation improvement. Flushing Tunnel was built in the mid-1880s under McKinley Park to back flush the Milwaukee River. The park has mowed lawns and deciduous trees throughout. A marina, piers, and docks, comfort stations, concession stands, bridges and a community sailing center. McKinley Park is part of the Lake Michigan Parkway North.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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