GRANDAD BLUFF PARK RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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GRANDAD BLUFF PARK RD

Architecture and History Inventory
GRANDAD BLUFF PARK RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Grandad Bluff Park Shelter
Contributing:
Reference Number:33417
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):GRANDAD BLUFF PARK RD
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1938
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:resort/camp building
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Limestone
Architect:
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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NOTES
Additional Information:Large rock chimney on south elevation. Constructed of local limestone during the WPA era of the 1930s, the shelter and Grandad Park are significant sites essential to the community life and are significant representatives of the recreational architecture in the city. The shelter house at Grandad Bluff Park represents one of the public work programs of the New Deal. During the Depression, governmental officials in Washington stimulated the economy by hiring out of work citizens to do various public related jobs.
Bibliographic References:A. La Crosse Tribune, 2 January 1938, 12 June 1938.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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