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Wausau 

Hammond Park
Picture6/10/2005

​Hammond Park, with 1.4 acres, was a gift to the city of Wausau from Sue Hammond Rea in memory of her father Benjamin Franklin Hammond in 1933.  In 1925 Mrs. Rea had purchased the property from a brewery and improved it
with tree and shrub plantings, the bandstand, a fountain,  and playground equipment, using her own funds.  Benjamin Hammond had been a successful lumberman in the area, as early as 1875. 

The park property has much history attached to it.  In 1863 at this site, George Ruder established Columbia Park and the first Columbia Hall where his German band played.  In 1870s Frank Schubert bought the hall and his band played.  Under both ownerships, it was a popular place to meet, drink beer and talk politics.  In 1890 George Schmidt purchased it and the name changed to Grand Avenue Park.  In 1892, the hall burned and it was replaced with a log structure called "The Old Log Cabin".  In 1893, Schmidt left, and a brewery was built - the upper floor was a dance hall and beer garden and the lower was the bottling plant.  The name changed back to Columbia Hall and many famous acts performed there.  The hall burned in 1907 and was replaced with a two story building.  That led to Mrs. Rea purchasing the building in 1925.  

According to the Historic Landmark Nomination Form, the bandstand and the drinking fountain were designed by Charles H. Ramsdell
, landscape architect from Minneapolis.  It has a base of local field stone with a pagoda style roof.


​Only occasionally are concerts held.

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    • Chippewa Falls Riverfront Park
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    • Egg Harbor
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    • Fond du Lac Buttermilk Creek Park
    • Fond du Lac Lakeside Park
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    • Grafton
    • Green Bay Botanical Garden
    • Green Bay St. James Park
    • Green Lake
    • Greendale
    • Greenfield
    • Hartford
    • Hartland
    • Hilbert
    • Holmen
    • Hudson
    • Hustisford
    • Janesville Marvin W. Roth Commnity Pavilion
    • Janesville JP Cullen Memorial Pavilion and Cope-Ryan Pavilion
    • Jefferson
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    • Little Chute
    • Madison Orton Park
    • Madison U of WI Union Terrace
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    • Marinette
    • Marshall
    • Marshfield Columbia Park
    • Marshfield Wenzel Family Plaza
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    • Menomonee Falls Amphitheater
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    • Milwaukee 3rd Ward
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    • Sister Bay Gazebo/ Bandstand
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    • Two Rivers Central Memorial Park
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    • Watertown
    • Watertown Bentzin Family Town Square
    • Waukesha - Frame Park
    • Waukesha
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    • Waupaca Rotary Riverview Park
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    • Wauwatosa Mayfair Collection
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    • West Bend Silver Lining Stage
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    • Whitehall
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