228 ELM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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228 ELM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
228 ELM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:THIENSVILLE VAN BUREN SCHOOL
Other Name:GILBERT SHOE FACTORY
Contributing:
Reference Number:13578
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):228 ELM ST
County:Ozaukee
City:Thiensville
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1866
Additions: 1904 1928
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:one to six room school
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
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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: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. FIELDSTONE PORTION WAS ORIGINAL 2 STORY CUBE SCHOOLHOUSE W/CUPOLA. BRICK PORTIONS ARE LATER ADDITIONS. CUBE W/ROUND ARCH WINDOW SURROUNDS W/KEYSTONES. CUBE W/APPLIED MORTAR JOINTS AND CNR QUOINS.
Bibliographic References:ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). Cedarburg Ozaukee County News Graphic 8/25/2003. Mequon-Thiensville Courant 8/28/2003. Mequon-Thiensville Courant 7/10/2003.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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