Property Record
17640 OLD YORKVILLE RD (OLD HIGHWAY 20)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Yorkville #4 School |
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| Other Name: | Yorkville 4-H Clover Center |
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| Reference Number: | 10538 |
| Location (Address): | 17640 OLD YORKVILLE RD (OLD HIGHWAY 20) |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Yorkville |
| Unincorporated Community: | Yorkville |
| Town: | 3 |
| Range: | 21 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 9 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Additions: | 1938 |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | WPA (1938 addition) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Yorkville #4 School |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/4/2011 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/6/2011 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| 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-Public History. PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER EAVES' SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS W/ BRICKWORK ORNAMENT ORNATE CUPOLA Operated as a school until 1960. The 4-H organization has been meeting in the building since 1934. The club purchased the building in 1966. In 1938, the WPA added a basement, bathrooms, and added a new entrance. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |