W UNDERWOOD CREEK PKWY FROM N SWAN BLVD TO W BLUEMOUND DR

W UNDERWOOD CREEK PKWY FROM N SWAN BLVD TO W BLUEMOUND DR

Milwaukee

Wauwatosa

1935

2011,2016,2025

road/street

NA (unknown or not a building)

Y

No

A 'site file' titled "Underwood Creek Parkway" 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, State Historic Preservation Office. 2011- Underwood Creek Parkway follows Underwood Creek between Bluemound Road and Swan Boulevard. The parkway has a paved drive with intermittent curb and gutter, pendant lights, and paved and unpaved pedestrian paths. Landscaping includes deciduous, coniferous, and shrubby undergrowth with intermittent clearings. Hansen Golf Course, established in 1938, is located near the northeast corner of Underwood Creek Parkway. The first plans for a series of Milwaukee County parkways was developed in 1923, illustrating a number of curvilinear drives along the waterways of Wauwatosa. The first parkway plans were produced by landscape, architect Phelps Wyman, in 1925. The land was purchased in 1935, and in 1936 the county began constructing the parkway and drive with Civilian Conservation Corp laborers conducting most of the work including street grading, masonry work, construction of concrete bridges, and the construction of a small comfort station building. In the 1950s, more bridges were added to the Upper Menomonee River Parkway. The Underwood Creek Parkway covers 205 acres from Mayfair Road to Swan Boulevard. The Underwood Creek Parkway, which includes Hansen Golf Course, has a drive that follows the river closely in a curvilinear path meant as a pleasure drive. The parkway includes many small-scale elements including a comfort station, pedestrian bridges, signage, and lighting. The parkway is also bisected by two railroads, the Canadian Pacific Railroad and the Chicago & North Western Railroad. 2025; Underwood Creek Parkway meanders for approximately three miles and follows Underwood Creek between West Bluemound Road and North Swan Boulevard in the City of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County. The parkway was included as part of Whitnall’s initial county parkway plan along the western portion of the chain of parkways and was designed in part as a pleasure drive. The Underwood Creek Parkway consists of 205.27 acres and encompasses Hansen Park Golf Course at the north, prior to confluence with the Menomonee River near West North Avenue and the adjoining the Menomonee River Parkway at the northeast. The Parkway is accessible by a pedestrian path and vehicular road. In general, the parkway is characterized by gently rolling hills and flat, open, low-lying areas adjacent to the parkway drive. It features a curved pleasure drive, pond, and areas of dense plantings with deciduous and coniferous trees. The parkway additionally includes many small-scale elements including a comfort station, pedestrian bridges, signage, and lighting. The parkway is also bisected by two railroads: the Canadian Pacific Railroad and the Chicago & North Western Railroad.

Mead and Hunt. Volume 1: Milwaukee County Parkway Inventory Report. Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture, 2012.

Not Listed

Yes