Property Record
4909 7TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Petrifying Springs Park -- Baseball Field |
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Other Name: | |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 220981 |
Location (Address): | 4909 7TH ST |
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County: | Kenosha |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Somers |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 2 |
Range: | 22 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 11 |
Quarter Section: | |
Quarter/Quarter Section: |
Year Built: | 1938 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2012 |
Historic Use: | playing field |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Concrete |
Architect: | Work Projects Administration (builder) |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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National Register Listing Date: | |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Petrifying Springs Park" 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, State Historic Preservation Office. See AHI 220975 for main record of property. 2012- "Located immediately east of Shelter #1 is a baseball diamond with an original chain-link fence backstop. Behind the backstop is a set of poured concrete bleachers with six rows of fiberglass benches. The top of the bleachers is guarded by a metal tube railing. The end sections of bleachers are canted towards the diamond. The bleachers were added to the existing baseball field in 1938 by the WPA." -"Petrifying Springs Park DOE", Signed by Michael E. Stevens, SHPO (2012). |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |