Property Record
12 S Milwaukee Street (in the Park in front of the former Plymouth Utilities building)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Plymouth Electric and Water Utilities Park Fountain |
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| Reference Number: | 242740 |
| Location (Address): | 12 S Milwaukee Street (in the Park in front of the former Plymouth Utilities building) |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Plymouth |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Additions: | C. 1935 |
| Survey Date: | 2020 |
| Historic Use: | park |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Copied from: “Unique Plymouth Fountain of Interest: Other Items,” in The Sheboygan Press, 10 September 1935, page 9. “In the Plymouth Electric and Water Utilities park, which is owned and operated by the city of Plymouth, there is a unique fountain, the only one of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. It emulates to that of the Buckingham fountain in Chicago, although the latter is larger in size. The fountain was first donated by the Skat club in 1907, but it needed major repairs, so the Electric and Water Utilities Department erected an entirely new fountain.” “In the fountain there are 48 jets from which water shoots. From the center jet the water rises to a height of over ten feet, and the forty-four jets which surround the main jet throw water to an altitude of over five feet. In between there are three more jets from which water sprays into the shape of a blooming flower. Another feature of the fountain is that it is regulated by regular city water pressure.” “But the main feature of the fountain can only be observed at night. A system of colored lights inserted around the jets casts reflections of gorgeous hues – crimson, blue and jade – on the spray of water as it climbs into the air. With the combination of these colors – red, green and blue – seven different colors can be reflected upon the lifting spray, and there is one complete change of the seven different colors per minute.” “Another accomplishment in uniqueness obtained by the Plymouth Electric and Water Utilities can be seen from the fountain – a rustic bridge across the Mullet river to Schwartz park on South Milwaukee Street, made of trees of a deep dark brown color. The bridge is lighted by four old kerosene lamps which were used by the city of Plymouth to the light the streets years ago. These lamps, however, were changed into electric lights.” |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Unique Plymouth Fountain of Interest: Other Items,” in The Sheboygan Press, 10 September 1935, page 9. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |