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10201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD

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10201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD

Historic Name:
Milwaukee County Children's Court Center

Other Name:
Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center

Reference Number:
233327

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Property Location

Location (Address)

10201 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Wauwatosa

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1961

Additions

Survey Date

2016

Historic Use

jail/correctional center/prison

Architectural Style

Contemporary

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

A 'site file' 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. The Contemporary style Milwaukee County Children’s Court Center was constructed in 1961, intentionally outside of the City of Milwaukee and away from other local courthouses and detention centers to separate the justice and penal systems for youth from adults. The building was renamed for Vel Phillips, the state’s first African American judge, in 2009.

Bibliographic References

Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa Public Library general history files. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. Wauwatosa Historical Society. Wauwatosa, Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2004.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

jail/correctional center/prison Contemporary

Milwaukee
County

Wauwatosa
Community

1960-1969
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI233327

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