Property Record
555 N Webb Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Reedsburg Swimming Pool Bathhouse |
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| Reference Number: | 246790 |
| Location (Address): | 555 N Webb Ave |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Reedsburg |
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| Year Built: | 1956 |
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| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | bath house |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2023 - The first municipal swimming pool in Reedsburg was a non-extant cement pool adjacent to the Main Street Bridge over the Baraboo River completed in 1923. In 1944, Herbert Webb donated land along the Baraboo River along with $300,000 to the City of Reedsburg for use as a public park. However, the first use of the area was as a prisoner-of-war camp for German soldiers brought to the United States during World War II. The soldiers lived in non-extant barracks on the Webb Park site and were paid as manual labor in the canning and shipping factories and warehouses in Reedsburg. After the war, the camp was dismantled, and Webb Park became the largest park in the city with trails, facilities, and room for a future school and swimming area. A new city pool was constructed in Webb Park in 1956. This pool was considerably larger than its predecessor and featured a filtering plant and bath house. The pool originally cost $141,000 to construct and the pool basin was reconstructed in 1998. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |