3200 MONROE ST (AKA 718 GILMORE) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

3200 MONROE ST (AKA 718 GILMORE)

Architecture and History Inventory
3200 MONROE ST (AKA 718 GILMORE) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Dudgeon Public School
Other Name:Dudgeon Center for Community Programs
Contributing:
Reference Number:110395
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3200 MONROE ST (AKA 718 GILMORE)
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1927
Additions: 1938
Survey Date:1927
Historic Use:school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style:Late Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Edward Tough; Balch and Lippert-1938
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Map Code 0709-282-2601-2.

School was named for Richard Ball Dudgeon, Superintendent of Madison Public Schools from 1891-1922. The second story of the school was added in 1938 by the WPA. Peak enrollment for the school was 574 in 1954. The school closed in 1971. The City now owns the building and leases it to the Dudgeon Center for Community Programs. Tenants include the Wingra School and the New Morning Nursery since 1972. Long term tenants from the early 1970s until the early 1990s were Child Development, Inc. and Community Coordinated Child Care.
Bibliographic References:Parkham, "A Chart of Madison Schools." Captital Times, "Walking and Biking Through the D-M Neighborhood," 1/1/1928. Exploring the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood brochure, 1999. Walking and Biking Through The Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood, Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood Association, 1979.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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