Property Record
1432 W Forest Home Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Forest Home Library |
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| Reference Number: | 236941 |
| Location (Address): | 1432 W Forest Home Ave |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1966 |
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| Survey Date: | 2018 |
| Historic Use: | library |
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| Architect: | Van Lanen of Von Grossman, Burroughs, and Van Lanen |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2021 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. "Weathering steel, concrete, tinted glass, and natural wood are here combined in a subtle, spacious, handsomely detailed design. Praised as "an alive and creative solution to small scale public architecture," the library received an Honor Award in 1967 from the Wisconsin Chapter, American Institute of Architects." Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A. Palmer, University Extension University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Walker's Point and South, 1969. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Pagel, Mary Ellen & Virginia A. Palmer, University Extension University of Wisconsin, Guides to Historic Milwaukee: Walker's Point and South, 1969. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |