Property Record
MCKINLEY PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Flushing Tunnel Park |
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| Other Name: | McKinley Park |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 209721 |
| Location (Address): | MCKINLEY PARK - LAKE MICHIGAN PARKWAY NORTH |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | park |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2011- McKinley Park was acquired in 1887 as Flushing Tunnel Park. Its origin is tied to public sanitation improvement. Flushing Tunnel was built in the mid-1880s under McKinley Park to back flush the Milwaukee River. The park has mowed lawns and deciduous trees throughout. A marina, piers, and docks, comfort stations, concession stands, bridges and a community sailing center. McKinley Park is part of the Lake Michigan Parkway North. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |