- City:
- Shorewood, WI
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Archaeology and History, Historical Restoration
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“An unusual WPA project involved the relocation of the Kilbourntown house to Estabrook Park. The Greek Revival home was built by pioneer carpenter and master builder Benjamin Church for his family in the early settlement of Kilbourntown near North Fourth and Court Streets. The building was rescued from demolition and moved in four pieces and restored by the WPA in 1938.”
Source notes
Laurie Muench Albano, Milwaukee County Parks (Arcadia Publishing) 2007.Site originally submitted by Erin TerBeek on August 22, 2012.
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