Municipal Bathhouse and Pool (former) – Viroqua WI

City:
Viroqua, WI

Site Type:
Bathhouses, Parks and Recreation

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

Completed:
1936

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

This historic stone bathhouse was built, along with a municipal swimming pool, for the community of Viroqua, Wisconsin. It was a New Deal project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and its relief workers.

The pool was removed in 2014-15, but the building remains and has been marked as a local historic site.

The building is owned by the city, which is threatening to sell it – a decision that is opposed by many in the community (2022). 

 

Source notes

Date stone with the letters WPA located above the entrance arch.

Wisconsin Historical Society on-line file.
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963814&dsNavOnly=Ntk:All%7c220+s+rock%7c3%7c,Ny:True,Ro:0&dsRecordDetails=R:HI72290&dsDimensionSearch=D:220+s+rock,Dxm:All,Dxp:3&dsCompoundDimensionSearch=D:220+s+rock,Dxm:All,Dxp:3

https://viroqua-wisconsin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Burbach-pool-evaluation-2-7-2014.pdf
https://www.cardcow.com/542696/bathhouse-swimming-pool-viroqua/

https://lacrossetribune.com/vernonbroadcaster/lifestyles/recent-history-of-viroqua-s-municipal-pool/article_fb0bed64-bc76-5378-92de-18e1b9bf8746.html

https://lacrossetribune.com/vernonbroadcaster/news/opinion/local-op-ed-bathhouse-outdoor-pool-are-both-historic-assets/article_ebbd1316-f9f4-11e2-8089-0019bb2963f4.html

Site originally submitted by John Anger on November 24, 2016.

Location Info


220 South Rock Avenue
Viroqua, WI 54665

Location notes: Located on West side of South Rock Avenue. Can walk up to the building as it's next to the sidewalk.

Coordinates: 43.55508, -90.89055

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