Property Record
22998 SYMONS ROAD
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 133561 |
| Location (Address): | 22998 SYMONS ROAD |
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| County: | Richland |
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| Township/Village: | Akan |
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| Town: | 10 |
| Range: | 2 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 1 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1886 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | school-one to six room |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This one-room schoolhouse is located parallel to USH 14 on Symons Road, 350 feet south of the highway. It is of frame construction, sheathed in clapboard, and rests on a limestone foundation. The front gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features a belfry with a bell, interior brick chimney, and overhanging eaves with a simple cornice. Windows are original four-over-four, double-hung sash with would surrounds and pedimented lintels. The front (north) elevation features paired glass and wood panel entrance doors with a multi-light transom. The door displays the original wood surround with pediment flanked by two exterior lights. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |