5236 Silver Spring Drive

5236 Silver Spring Drive

Milwaukee

Milwaukee

1993

1998

military building

Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Concrete Block

No

1998-
Milwaukee USARC consists of 24 buildings located on 126.76 acres of land in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Beech and Maple forest cover eleven acres of the property. The property has been significantly altered, with a capped landfill occupying part of the land. Lincoln Creek bisects the property. The creek has been artificially channeled and no longer follows its natural path. Asphalt, concrete, or open lawn areas cover the cantonment area of the Milwaukee USARC. The northern portion of the site, outside the cantonment area, is heavily disturbed by continual use as a prison and military site. The Milwaukee USARC is located in a significantly disturbed, urban area.

The facility is owned by the U.S. Government and controlled by the 88th RSC.

All of the buildings are in good condition and range in date of construction from 1945 to the present (1998). Several buildings have been constructed, altered, or demolished during the development of the facility. None of the buildings exhibit significant architectural character or merit.

Building 407 was constructed circa 1970 as a one-story square structure that rests on a poured concrete foundation and has concrete block walls. A recessed metal pedestrian door is located on the north wall and two metal pedestrian doors are located on the east wall. Fenestrations consist of narrow vertical slit windows and one-over-one, fixed-over awning windows. A flat roof covers the structure.

1998, Richard A. Fields. Historic Properties Inventory of the 88th Reserve Support Command Facilities in Wisconsin (Fort McCoy Cultural Resources Management Series - Reports of Investigation No. 12).