Property Record
1300 N FRANKLIN PL.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | First Ward Park |
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| Other Name: | Burns Triangle |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 110799 |
| Location (Address): | 1300 N FRANKLIN PL. |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1847 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | park |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | First Ward Triangle Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/19/1987 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | "Burns Triangle is a grassy trianglular shaped parcel that is devoid of major landscape elements and is approximately 1/2 acre in size. The park is divided into two parts by East Knapp Street. It was donated to the city in 1847 by James H. Rogers, a pioneeer land developer who set aside this small parcel of land for public use. The triangle was originally called First Ward Park and is one of the oldest pars in the city. In the 1870s the newspapers reported that it had been enclsoed with a wrought-iron frnce and that the landscaping and maintenance of the walks was at the expense of the city. In 1876, the surrounding neighbors decided to have a fountain installed to be paid for from private donations. It was 36 feet in diameter and located in the upper portion of the triangle. In 1909 the statue of Scottish poet, Robert Burns, was erected. It was a gift from native Scot, James A. Bryden." (A). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. National Register Nomination form. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |