6501 HILLSIDE LN

Historic Name:
SHOLES PARK

Other Name:
JACOBUS PARK

Reference Number:
206921

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Location (Address)	6501 HILLSIDE LN
County	Milwaukee
City/Village	Wauwatosa
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built	1932
Additions
Survey Date	2011,2016
Historic Use	park
Architectural Style	NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System
Wall Material
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished	No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments	A 'site file' titled "Menomonee River Parkway" 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. 2011- Jacobus Park, previously known as Sholes Park, was acquired between 1910 and 1934 by Miwaukee County. It was incorporated into the Honey Creek and Menomonee River Parkways in 1932. The park has modern playground equipment, paved and earthen pedestrian paths, modern lighting, nonpermanent athletic fields, and picnic areas. The park features a lagoon, waterfall and pavillion. Deciduous and coniferous trees are found throughout the park. Limestone bollards flank the entrance path into the pavillion. A limestone wall and wood fencing are found along the parimeter of the park. Jacobus Park is part of the Lower Menomonee River Parkway. Sholes Park, established in 1923 and named after Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter and a two term Wisconsin State senator, occupied 31 acres adjacent to the Honey Creek Parkway. In 1932, the park was renamed Jacobus Park after Charles C. Jacobus, a former county supervisor from Wauwatosa. The park, like other locations along the parkway system in Wauwatosa, benefited from depression era relief programs and considerable site work, and in 1936, a pavilion was constructed. The pavilion overlooks a small lagoon. A garage, along with other park improvements, were constructed in Jacobus Park in 1968. A bathhouse and pool were also constructed in the late 1960s.
Bibliographic References	Mead and Hunt. Volume 1: Milwaukee County Parkway Inventory Report. Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture, 2012.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name	Not Listed
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State Register Listing Date
Contributing	Yes

park NA (unknown or not a building)

Milwaukee
County

Wauwatosa
Community

1930-1939
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