Property Record
4909 7TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Petrifying Springs Park -- Dam |
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| Reference Number: | 220994 |
| Location (Address): | 4909 7TH ST |
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| County: | Kenosha |
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| Township/Village: | Somers |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 22 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 11 |
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| Year Built: | 1936 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | dam |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Work Projects Administration (builder) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. Dam spanned the Pike River. Created a lagoon that provided irrigation water to the Petrifying Springs Park Golf Course until 1976. Also served as a vehicle bridge for the road in the park. 2012- "This small earthen dam capped with concrete blocks the Pike River and provides a vehicle crossing for the west leg of the park loop road. The dam's downstream side and the adjacent riverbanks are covered with fieldstone set within mortar. A metal guard rail attached to heavy steel posts is anchored to the bridge's downstream (southwest) side. Situated upstream is a poured-concrete intake structure that features a moveable steel gate. The intake allows water from the river to enter into an underground penstock that exits underneath Footbridge #4, which is located immediately adjacent to the dam. The dam was built in 1936 to create a lagoon for recreation and to provide water to irrigate the golf course. A replacement water system in 1976 rendered it obsolete for irrigation. The earth removed to create the lagoon was used to grade the golf course. The lagoon was abandoned in 1976; this siltinundated feature is now partially forested wetland." -"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 |