201 DELAFIELD ST

201 DELAFIELD ST

Waukesha

Waukesha

1966

2014,2019

city/town/village hall/auditorium

Contemporary

Concrete

Paul Klumb Jr. of Grellinger & Rose

Yes

2019

This largely two-story, governmental building with a flat roof features a lower level sheathed with brick, while concrete columns support the overhanging second floor that is covered with a stone aggregate finish. Narrow windows regularly punctuate both floors, however, the second-floor openings are narrower and are floor-to-ceiling examples. A modest geometric pattern runs along the cornice. A one-story wing to the rear (east) is topped with a folded plate roof and is comprised entirely of windows along its south elevation. A second entrance along Buena Vista Avenue is topped with a folded plate, open overhang. Large concrete planters are located around the outside of the building and a “terrace-like” walkway of stone surrounds the building. An original, aggregate stone trash can, as well as an ashtray container are also located on the grounds. Designed by Paul Klumb Jr. of the Milwaukee firm of Grellinger-Rose, Inc., and built by the Becker Construction Company, this structure was built between 1965 and 1967 to serve as the Waukesha City Hall, a function which it continues to date. Construction costs were cited on the original permit as $806,209. The one-story wing to the rear (east) serves as Municipal Court, as well as functions as Council Chambers. The interior of the building has undergone little to no alterations and continues to include interior window walls and original flooring. A concrete, geometric sculpture entitled “Waukesha Wall” by Franklin Boggs is located at the landing of the staircase to the second floor. Boggs, an internationally known muralist, sculptor and artist, was named in 1947 as “one of the best young American painters,” by LIFE magazine. Building demolished in 2019 to build a new city hall on the site.

Dedication Plaque in hallway of building cites Klumb Jr. of Grellinger-Rose as lead architect/engineer. Original permit for 201 Delafield Street, 6 October 1965; “Waukesha Oks City Hall Bids,” The Milwaukee Journal, 29 September 1965; “Franklin Boggs,” obituary, Available online at www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/beloit-college/obituary.aspx?pid=154843349, Accessed May 2014.