Property Record
120 ANTES DR
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | LEOTA PARK BELL TOWER |
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Other Name: | LEONARD-LEOTA PARK BELL TOWER |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 140860 |
Location (Address): | 120 ANTES DR |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Evansville |
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Year Built: | 1940 |
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Survey Date: | 2010 |
Historic Use: | other |
Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
Architect: | /WPA |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Leonard-Leota Park |
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National Register Listing Date: | 9/4/2012 |
State Register Listing Date: | 8/19/2011 |
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Additional Information: | THIS BELL TOWER WAS BUILT OUT OF STONE IN THE RUSTIC STYLE USING WPA LABOR IN 1940 AS PART OF A SERIES OF IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THE PARK DURING THE DEPRESSION. THE BELL ORIGINALLY HUNG IN THE OLD EVANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1938 WHEN A NEW SCHOOL WAS BUILT, ALSO USING WPA LABOR. Additional records associated with this property: Leonard and Leota Parks (AHI 29139), Lake Leota Dam (AHI 74758), Henneberry Shelter House (AHI 140861), Leota Park Bath House (AHI 140943), Leonard-Leota Park Skater#25;s Warming House and Bandstand (AHI 140944), Leota Park Store Building (AHI 140945), Leota Park Antes Drive Bridge (AHI 171381), Allen#25;s Creek Straightening and Rip-Rapping (AHI 171441), Lake Leota Dam Stepped Falls (AHI 171461), Leota Park Horseshoe Lagoon (East) (AHI 171501), Leota Park North Baseball Diamond Bathroom Building (AHI 171761), Leota Park Horseshoe Lagoon (West) (AHI 171481), Allen#25;s Creek Foot Bridge (AHI 171801). |
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Bibliographic References: | EVANSVILLE REVIEW, FEBRUARY 15, 1940, P. 1. Williams, B. Keith. Evansville City Parks: 1883-1986. Evansville, WI: Star Printing CO., 1987. Heggland, Timothy F. Leonard-Leota Park Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. January 17, 2011. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |