Property Record
North of Water St and Bolvin St intersection
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Prairie du Chien Municipal Pool - Bathhouse |
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| Other Name: | Villa Louis Pool House |
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| Reference Number: | 72065 |
| Location (Address): | North of Water St and Bolvin St intersection |
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| County: | Crawford |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
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| Survey Date: | 198720162019 |
| Historic Use: | bath house |
| Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| 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: | In 1936 and 1937 the Works Progress Administration constructed a public pool in Dousman Park on St. Feriole Island. The swimming pool and pump house were constructed in 1936 while the adjacent bath house was completed the following year. The project cost $35,000 and employed about eighteen WPA workers with eight others quarrying the necessary stone from the Bridgeport quarry. The pool opened for public use in the spring of 1937. The swimming pool was removed during the 1970s flood damage reduction project, but the bath house and pump house remain. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |