Columbus Fireman's Park Complex (original) (raw)
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United States historic place
| Columbus Fireman's Park Complex | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The Fireman's Park pavilion |
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| Location | 1049 Park Ave., Columbus, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43°19′48″N 89°1′24″W / 43.33000°N 89.02333°W / 43.33000; -89.02333 |
| Area | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
| Built | 1917 (1917) |
| Architect | Callahn Bros.; Alfred C. Clas |
| Architectural style | Prairie School, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000106[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 2004 |
The Columbus Fireman's Park Complex consists of the Pavilion, a historic building used for many years and built by hand, the Rest Haven a building where people could use a resting place during a journey, and the Boys Scout Cabin and two gates into the complex in Fireman's Park in Columbus, Wisconsin, United States. Fireman's Park became a Columbus city park in 1915, and the city's fire department developed the park as a community project. The park's pavilion opened in 1917; while mainly used for community dances, the pavilion also hosted a variety of other events. Another building in the park, known as Rest Haven, opened in 1923. This building, a Prairie School structure designed by Alfred C. Clas, was used for cooking and sanitation by the many auto tourists who visited the park.[2] The west wall and gate of the park were built in 1917 and are also part of the historic site.[3] The park buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 2004.[1][4]
Sign in winter
Main building after sunset
Resthaven
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Columbus Fireman's Park Complex". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Fireman's Park West Wall and Gates". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ Timothy F. Hegglund (July 25, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Columbus Fireman's Park Complex". National Park Service. Retrieved November 14, 2015.