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INTERSECTION OF S 9TH PL AND W LINCOLN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

INTERSECTION OF S 9TH PL AND W LINCOLN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
INTERSECTION OF S 9TH PL AND W LINCOLN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Thaddeus (Tadeusz) Kosciuszko Statue
Other Name:Thaddeus (Tadeusz) Kosciuszko Statue
Contributing:
Reference Number:26958
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):INTERSECTION OF S 9TH PL AND W LINCOLN AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1905
Additions:
Survey Date:1993
Historic Use:statue/sculpture
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect: Gaetano Trentanove
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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. Tadeusz Kosciuszko was a colonel in George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War. He was later made a Brigadier General. Originally installed at Kosciuszko Park's Becher St entrance, this monument was moved to the other side of the park in 1951 by the Milwaukee County Parks Department. Reportedly Milwaukee's first equestrian statue, 60,000 people attended the unveiling ceremony in 1905.
Bibliographic References:"Lincoln Avenue's Legacy", Historic Milwaukee, Incorporated newsletter, Vol. 4, Issue 3, Summer 2002. Milwaukee Sentinel, June 19, 1905. Milwaukee Journal 2/12/1935
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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