Property Record
2222 E WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Madison East High School |
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| Other Name: | Madison East High School |
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| Reference Number: | 102453 |
| Location (Address): | 2222 E WASHINGTON AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Additions: | 1932 1925 1962 1938 |
| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Frank Riley; A.D. and J.V. Frederickson |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Map code is 0710-064-2413-0. Madison Historic Landmark:9/18/2007. While the entire Madison East High School was designed at one time, its historic-period design was built in sections between 1922 and 1939. Designed by Frank Riley, the main block was completed in 1922 with other blocks being constructed in 1925, 1932, and 1938-9. The school was planned not only to relieve the overcrowding in the city's only other public high school, but also to present a quality educational and community facility to Madison's rapidly growing east side. the East Side possessed a significant number of immigrants and working-class residents who worked in the many nearby factories. The school complex was designed as an educational facility and a community center complete with auditorium, gymnasium, outdoor playground, and manual arts training facility. When it first opened, the complex was able to house 600 students and by the time all the historic-period blocks were completed the building had a capacity of 1,800. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sanborns. Capital Times 2/23/1951. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |