10201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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10201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD

Architecture and History Inventory
10201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Milwaukee County Children's Court Center
Other Name:Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center
Contributing:
Reference Number:233327
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):10201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD
County:Milwaukee
City:Wauwatosa
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1961
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Survey Date:2016
Historic Use:jail/correctional center/prison
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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. The Contemporary style Milwaukee County Children’s Court Center was constructed in 1961, intentionally outside of the City of Milwaukee and away from other local courthouses and detention centers to separate the justice and penal systems for youth from adults. The building was renamed for Vel Phillips, the state’s first African American judge, in 2009.
Bibliographic References:Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa Public Library general history files. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. Wauwatosa Historical Society. Wauwatosa, Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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