Jackson Park Service Building – Milwaukee WI

City:
Milwaukee, WI

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

"The most visible legacy of WPA projects in Milwaukee County was the parks system, which had more construction and landscaping during the WPA period than any other time in its history. WPA construction included six swimming pools, pavilions at Red Arrow and Brown Deer Parks, service buildings at Jacobus, Jackson and Whitnall Parks, the Botanical Garden administration building and golf club house at Whitnall Park, a bathhouse at Doctor's Park, a recreation center at Smith Park, new roads in nearly every park, and parkways throughout the county."

Source notes

https://www4.uwm.edu/eti/WPAHistory.htm

Location Info


3500 W Forest Home Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53215

Location notes:

Coordinates: 42.993928, -87.96322

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