Property Record
1312 E GRAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | TURTLE CREEK SWIMMING POOL BATHHOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 146521 |
| Location (Address): | 1312 E GRAND AVE |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Beloit |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
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| Additions: | C. 1950 |
| Survey Date: | 20052015 |
| Historic Use: | natatorium |
| Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' 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, Division of Historic Preservation. 2005- Streamline Moderne style retains its original form, exterior decorative elements and interior plan. Swimming pool has been filled in, the building retains a high degree of integrity and conveys its historic function as a public bathhouse.Turtle Park was designated as a City of Beloit Landmark in 1998 for its role as a gathering place for Beloit's African-American community. The nomination was based on oral history asserting that the pool had traditionally been used by, and was a gathering place for Beloit's African-American community in the mid-twentieth century. This association was unsubstantiated during research efforts. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |