Property Record
NE CNR OF STATE HIGHWAY 31 AND FIVE MILE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bohemian Schoolhouse |
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| Other Name: | Bohemian Schoolhouse |
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| Reference Number: | 12019 |
| Location (Address): | NE CNR OF STATE HIGHWAY 31 AND FIVE MILE RD |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Caledonia |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 4 |
| Range: | 23 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 18 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1888 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Previously surveyed in 2000. Above the entry and underneath the gable is found a circular wood date plate with "1888" embossed in the center. The plate is highlighted with decorative molding. On the property are two board and batten wood outhouses, fronted by picket fencing. The schoolhouse is property delineated by a weathered decorative wood fence. Both the outhouses and fencing are recent additions to the property. A State Historical Society of Wisconsin historical marker describing the school is found just outside the fencing on the corner of Five Mile Road and STH 31. This school was built by Bohemian immigrants for the Tabor settlement of Caledonia Township. Although not the first Bohemian school in the area, this school was the first built specifically to teach Czech language and culture to the area children. Classes were held on the weekends until 1916 when it became a community center. In 1974, this building was acquired by the Racine County Historical Society. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |