Property Record
4909 7TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Petrifying Springs Park -- Entomology Laboratory |
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| Other Name: | |
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| Reference Number: | 221005 |
| 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: | 1938 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | laboratory |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Board |
| 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. Built by WPA in 1938 as field housing and research laboratory for agriculture and insect research for the University of Wisconsin School of Agriculture in the 1940s and early 1950s. See AHI 220975 for main record of property. 2012- "This one-story, frame building rests on a concrete foundation pierced by six-light windows. A gabled wing projects to the south while a second is attached to the main block's eastern facade. The building is sheathed with vertical board siding and is outfitted with six- or nine-light windows. The building was constructed in 1938 by the WPA as field housing and a laboratory for agricultural and, later, insect research. It is currently used as a carpentry shop and for storage." -"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 |