DOTY PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

DOTY PARK

Architecture and History Inventory
DOTY PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Doty Park
Other Name:Doty Park
Contributing:
Reference Number:62686
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):DOTY PARK
County:Winnebago
City:Neenah
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions:
Survey Date:1981
Historic Use:recreational building/gymnasium
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:The park consists of a half timber Tudor period "community house," a reconstruction of Governor Doty's Grand Loggery (Map code 6/6) and landscaping by Elizabeth Thuerer (Appleton) and Wyman Phelps (Milwaukee). Given to the city by C.B. (Bill) Clark the park was t h work of the park board (S.F. Shattuck, Dr. J.M. Donovan, and Martin Hanson), and was intended to meet the needs of the growing number of island residents. A performance of "Prunella" by the Winnebago Players at the gradn opening was the first outdoor production north of Milwaukee.
The land for Doty Park was donated to the city in 1922 by C.B. Clark and the park was officially was officially dedicated in 1928. Original landscaping was designed by Elizabeth Theurer of Appleton, while subsequent touches were done by Phelps Wyman, consultant of the park board from 1929 to 1932.
Bibliographic References:(A) Shattuck's History of Neenah, p. 99, p. 377. (B) Daily News Times, 8/3/1928, p. 1, col. 2; 8/2/1928, p. 1, col. 2. Shattuck, A History of Neenah, 378-79.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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