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Ward Memorial Hall

Also known as: Building 41, Theater at Wood Veterans Administration Medical
5000 W. National Ave., Wood, Wisconsin

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National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1984
Reference number
84003748
Architectural style
Victorian
Areas of significance
Community Planning and Development; Politics/Government; Architecture; Maritime History; Social History; Performing Arts
Levels of significance
State; Local
Evaluation criteria
A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type
Building
Historic function
Theater
Current function
Theater
Period of significance
1875-1899
Significant years
1881; 1895

Tags 

19th Century (38,126)
Brick (42,466)
Built 1881 (394)
Built during 1880s (6,554)
Henry C. Koch (17)
Meeting hall (1,593)
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (326)
 Owned by federal government (3,225)
Stone (26,167)
Veterans Administration (79)
Victorian (19,703)
Wisconsin (2,637)
Wood, Wisconsin (1)

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  • October 2, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning

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Ward Memorial Hall
Posted November 19, 2020, by J.R. Manning (aurapaint [at] gmail [dot] com)

The group called Save the Soldiers Home has posted a fascinating article about the Ward Theater. It is one of the beautiful buildings at the Old Soldiers Home in Wood, Wisconsin and is also one that is greatly endangered. The article shares the history of the Ward Theater and includes some great photos of the interior.

I have posted a link to the article on the Ward Theater page.