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321 BURR W JONES CR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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321 BURR W JONES CR

Architecture and History Inventory
321 BURR W JONES CR | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:LEOTA PARK BATH HOUSE
Other Name:LEONARD-LEOTA PARK BOY SCOUT HOUSE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:140943
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):321 BURR W JONES CR
County:Rock
City:Evansville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions:
Survey Date:2010
Historic Use:bath house
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Rock-Faced Concrete Block
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Leonard-Leota Park
National Register Listing Date:9/4/2012
State Register Listing Date:8/19/2011
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:BUILT OF ROCK-FACED CONCRETE BLOCK, THIS ASTYLISTIC UTILITARIAN FORM BATH HOUSE IS LOCATED IN THE LOWER PARK AND WAS BUILT IN 1924, A YEAR AFTER THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE BUILT THE ADJACENT LAKE LEOTA DAM (AHI# 74758).

Additional records associated with this property: Leonard and Leota Parks (AHI 29139), Lake Leota Dam (AHI 74758), Leota Park Bell Tower (AHI 140860), Henneberry Shelter House (AHI 140861), 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).
Bibliographic References: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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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