Property Record
125 S WALWORTH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Darien Graded and High School |
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| Reference Number: | 172441 |
| Location (Address): | 125 S WALWORTH ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Darien |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The core of the subject school was begun in 1930 and was completed shortly thereafter with Works Progress Administration funding. Prior to its location along the east side of S. Walworth Street, the Darien school was located across the street to the west and in a building constructed in 1902. The subject educational facility functioned as a combined graded and high school until 1957, when it reverted for only grade school use, as it continues today. The high school combined with neighboring Delavan to form the Delavan-Darien Union High School. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture/History Survey Reconstruct USH 14: Illinois State Line to I-43, 11-0524/WL. A History of the Settlement of Darien, 5. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Darien, Wis, 1933. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |