Property Record
900 WOOD RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GREENQUIST HALL |
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| Other Name: | UW-PARKSIDE/ PKS 3017 |
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| Reference Number: | 242735 |
| Location (Address): | 900 WOOD RD |
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| County: | Kenosha |
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| Township/Village: | Somers |
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| Year Built: | 1969 |
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| Survey Date: | 2020 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | HELLMUTH, OBATA + KASSABAUM (HOK) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS BUILDING IS ONE OF FIVE INTERCONNECTED BUILDINGS THAT FORM THE ACADEMIC CORE OF THE UW-PARKSIDE CAMPUS. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF THE FIVE BUILDINGS TO BE BUILT AND IT WAS DESIGNED BY HELMUTH, OBATA + KASSABAUM (HOK), ST. LOUIS, MO., WHO ALSO DESIGNED THE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN AND THE ADJACENT, INTERCONNECTED WYLLIE HALL (AHI# 9416). |
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| Bibliographic References: | KENOSHA NEWS: JULY 18, 1967, P. 2 (ILLUSTRATED). KENOSHA NEWS: FEBRUARY 1, 1968, P. 32 (ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS). KENOSHA NEWS: JANUARY 27, 1970 (SPECIAL PARKSIDE ISSUE), P. 6 (ILLUSTRATED). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |