Hose Tower & Grounds Building
Today, community groups meet in a windowless room in the basement of the Public Library. The Greendale Historical Society believes that readaption of the Hose Tower building could restore and fill the need for a community gathering space.
The Historical Society is seeking partners — residents, local elected and government officials, community and business leaders — to work together on this project. We believe in a shared vision and effort to help preserve Greendale’s special sense of community for future generations.
The Historical Society is committed to a readaptation of the Hose Tower and Grounds Building which employs a long-term, sustainable business model. We believe this collaborative, community model best helps ensure longterm success and sustainability. This approach harkens back to the original plans for Greendale in 1936.
Historic properties — like the Hose Tower and Grounds Building —provide substantial links to our past. They contribute to our understanding of the aesthetic, cultural and social values of a particular time period. This is particularly significant for the Village of Greendale.
The Historical Society has completed Phase I of the adaptive restoration of Greendale’s Hose Tower and Grounds Building into a community property designed for use by the residents of Greendale.
Greendale’s planners and founders fostered and designed a special way of life and sense of community that survives nearly 75 years after the original design. It is not on display in a museum — the Village of Greendale is a living museum.
As our community approaches its 75th Anniversary in 2013, we believe there is a community need and responsibility to put this building to good use before another valuable piece of Greendale’s living museum is lost.