National or State Registers Record
5212 CTH M
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls |
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| Reference Number: | 91001391 |
| Location (Address): | 5212 CTH M |
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| County: | Dane |
| City/Village: | Fitchburg |
| Township: |
| Built by the state in 1932 for juvenile girls, this wooded site ten miles south of Madison was thought to offer a healthful environment away from the evils of the city. The 13 buildings were arranged in a "cottage plan" and include a school, maintenance buildings and ten cottages unified by the use of lannon stone and red tile roofs. Since 1976, it has been operated as the Oakhill Correctional Institution, a minimum security prison for men. |
| Period of Significance: | 1931-1941 |
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| Area of Significance: | Politics/Government |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Government: Correctional Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Tudor Revival |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 09/13/1991 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 04/17/1991 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 13 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |