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Muskego State Graded School

Dec. 16, 2019

Muskego, Wisconsin — The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Muskego State Graded School in Muskego, Waukesha County, in the National Register of Historic Places.  National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property.

The Muskego State Graded School represents the early history of education in the community.  Originally constructed in 1926, the original two-room school was designed by William J. Redden for the Muskego School District No. 2, at a time when the town was a rural area. The cube-shaped building features brick cladding, decorative stone corner blocks, an arched entrance, and a hipped roof with overhanging eaves that evokes the Prairie style. 

In the post-World War II era, the town of Muskego’s population grew rapidly and the Muskego School was expanded with additions to the rear to relieve overcrowding and provide students with amenities such as an auditorium, a library, and school lunches. The Muskego School’s expansions in 1949, 1951, 1952, and 1956 demonstrate Muskego’s growth from rural to a suburban community.

The register is the official national list of historic properties in America deemed worthy of preservation and is maintained by the National Park Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Wisconsin Historical Society administers the program within Wisconsin. It includes sites, buildings, structures, objects and districts that are significant in national, state or local history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture.

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit wisconsinhistory.org.

About the Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs, and services. For more information, visit wisconsinhistory.org.