Property Record
State St and N 60th St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hawthorn Glen Animal Shelter |
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| Reference Number: | 240851 |
| Location (Address): | State St and N 60th St |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
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| Survey Date: | 2018 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | WPA |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Hawthorn Glen Animal Shelter was constructed by the WPA in 1938 in a Tudor Revival style. This 1-story building is t-shaped in plan with brick walls and an asphalt-shingled gable roof with clipped gables at the north and south ends. The front façade faces west and is asymmetrical in plan with stone veneer along the lower half of the walls. A front-gabled bay projects from the main side-gabled mass and a smaller gable projects from this. The smaller gabled mass contains a paneled and glazed door (with the word “BOYS” inscribed in the wood timbering above) with decorative half timbering located inside the gable. Pairs of multi-pane casement windows are located along the west elevation of the side-gabled mass. The east elevation is similar in design to the west elevation with the projecting bay containing an entrance labeled “GIRLS.” A cupula with louvered panels on each side and a metal-clad pyramidal roof projects from the roof near the intersection of the front- and side-gabled masses. Three regularly-spaced wood paneled and glazed doors are located in the south elevation; each door is flanked by ornamental cast concrete pilasters featuring owl figures at the top. Round arches over the doorways are infilled with carved stone panels depicting various animal figures. Originally constructed as an animal shelter, the building currently functions as the offices and exhibit space of the Hawthorn Glen Outdoor Education Center and Nature Museum. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |