S OF WEST GRANGE AVE & E OF S 92ND ST - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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S OF WEST GRANGE AVE & E OF S 92ND ST - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
S OF WEST GRANGE AVE & E OF S 92ND ST - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Whitnall Park
Other Name:Whitnall Park
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:169722
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):S OF WEST GRANGE AVE & E OF S 92ND ST - ROOT RIVER PARKWAY
County:Milwaukee
City:Hales Corners
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:6
Range:21
Direction:E
Section:32
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1933
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:park
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect: Alfred Boerner
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; apperance unchanged.

2010-
The park features Boerner Botanical Gardens & Arboretum, Whitnall Park Golf Course, Wehr Nature Center, picnic areas and modern playgrounds.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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