Property Record
401 N Green Avenue
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MARY PARK ENTRY PIERS |
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| Reference Number: | 237529 |
| Location (Address): | 401 N Green Avenue |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | New Richmond |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 2018 |
| Historic Use: | object |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Mary Park is located at the north end of Green Avenue along the widespread section of the Willow River and covers 9 acres of woods and open green space on the east side of New Richmond north of the railway tracks. The park land was donated to the City of New Richmond by Mrs. Stella McNally in 1930. McNally also commissioned the development of a comprehensive park plan and landscaping for New Richmond at the same time. The Mary Park project earned sixth place in an “A More Beautiful America” magazine competition leading to the city adopting the slogan “The City Beautiful.” The park had amenities such as a swimming hole, open spaces, and entry piers built by Gus Ryburg during the 1930s. The swimming hole was replaced with the donated non-extant Carleton A. Friday outdoor swimming pool, constructed in 1955 along with additional pavilions and playground equipment. In 1993, the pool was closed and demolished. New play equipment and shelters for the park were installed in a renovation that lasted from 1997 to 2000. The park, still New Richmond’s most popular, now contains playgrounds, trails, shelters, tennis courts, a fishing pier, and boat launch. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |