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Property Location
Location (Address)
7501 S Howell
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Oak Creek
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section
Property Features
Year Built
1969
Additions
Survey Date
2023
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Unknown
Wall Material
Concrete
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
2023: The Classic Lanes Bowling Alley is a one story, concrete and steel frame Post-Modern commercial building with a rectangular plan and a flat roof. Looking at the front facing façade the roof line is higher at the south end of the building and angles down towards the north end. The front façade is divided by a stone wall flanked by two entrances on either side; both entrances are under canopies. The remaining portion of the front façade is painted concrete block. A volleyball court is located adjacent to the north and the parking lot is to the east and a driveway off the parking lot wraps to the south end of the building. To the west is another commercial business.
Classic Lanes Bowling Alley is estimated to have been built ca. 1969. Per articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the alley has been in operation as Classic Lanes since at least the early 1980’s. Per Sentinel advertisements the alley has been used for bowling leagues as well as community events such as craft fairs and auctions.
Bibliographic References
Aderman, Ralph M., Ed. Trading Post to Metropolis: Milwaukee County’s First 150 Years. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Historical Society, 1987.
Bessert, Christopher. “Highways 30 through 39.” Wisconsin Highways. Last Modified October 21, 2016. https://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys30-39.html#STH-038.
“Early Oak Creek Village.” Oak Creek Historical Society. Accessed August 2023. https://plschu.wixsite.com/ochistorical/contact-us.
H. Beldon & Co. Historical Atlas of Milwaukee County 1876. Chicago: H. Beldon & Co., 1876.
Heritage Research, Ltd. Historical/Architectural Survey: Selected Armories of the Wisconsin National Guard. Menomonee Falls, WI: Heritage Research, Ltd., 2009.
Meyer, Alfred. History of the Oak Creek Township. ONLINE.
Nelson, James K. “Milwaukee County.” Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. Last modified 2016. https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/milwaukee-county/
“Our City’s Unique History.” Oak Creek Wisconsin. Acessed August 2023. https://www.oakcreekwi.gov/resident/about-our-city/our-city-s-unique-history.
United States Census Bureau. “Quick Facts: Milwaukee city, Wisconsin.” United States Census Bureau. Last Modified 2022. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/milwaukeecitywisconsin/PST045222.
United States Census Bureau. “Quick Facts: Oak Creek city, Wisconsin.” United States Census Bureau. Last Modified 2022. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oakcreekcitywisconsin/AGE295222.
US Department of the Air Force. Final Environmental Assessment – Disposal and Reuse of General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI: March 2009.
US Department of the Air Force. Historic Building Inventory and Evaluation Report – General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station. Milwaukee, WI: June 2007.
Vollmert, Les. “New Coeln House, Milwaukee County, WI.” National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Washington, D.C: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1987.
Watrous, Lieut. Col. Jerome A., Ed. Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County. Madison, WI: Western Historical Association, 1909.
Wells, Robert W. This is Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI: Renaissance Books, 1970.
Wyatt, Barbara and State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Cultural Resource Management in Wisconsin: A Manual for Historic Properties. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1986.
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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