BETWEEN W FOREST HOME AVE & S 84TH AVE - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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BETWEEN W FOREST HOME AVE & S 84TH AVE - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
BETWEEN W FOREST HOME AVE & S 84TH AVE - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Picnic Shelter with Comfort Station
Other Name:Picnic Shelter with Comfort Station
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:169501
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):BETWEEN W FOREST HOME AVE & S 84TH AVE - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY
County:Milwaukee
City:Hales Corners
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:6
Range:21
Direction:E
Section:28
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1950
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:other
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Root River Parkway
National Register Listing Date:1/29/2013
State Register Listing Date:8/19/2011
National Register Multiple Property Name:Milwaukee County Parkway System
NOTES
Additional Information:2011-
Resurveyed; appearance unchanged.

2010-
Picnic shelter with attached comfort station. Features an intersecting gable roof with overhanging eaves and decorative beams. The picnic shelter is comprised of a concrete pad and square wood posts, which support the gable roof. The restroom facilities are rectangular in plan, clad in narrow vertical brick, and rest on a concrete block foundation. Windows have been covered with wood.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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