Property Record
6987 MIDTOWN RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Gordon School |
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Other Name: | |
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Reference Number: | 186341 |
Location (Address): | 6987 MIDTOWN RD |
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County: | Dane |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Verona |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 6 |
Range: | 8 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 3 |
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Quarter/Quarter Section: |
Year Built: | 1929 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2011 |
Historic Use: | one to six room school |
Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Brick |
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. School is currently a private residence. 2011- "The 1 1/2 story Gordon School was built in 1929 and is One-story Cube in style. The building is rectangular in plan with a concrete foundation, red brick walls, and an asphalt-shingled hipped roof. The front (west) elevation is symmetrical in plan with a projecting front entry bay in the center of the elevation. Centered in the entry bay is a pair of wooden doors with two vertical glazed panels in their top halves. A rectangular, single-pane transom is located above the doors. Above this, a limestone panel reads "1929 I JT. DIST. NO. 11". Two banks of 1-over-1 windows with louvered wooden panels above are located in the east elevation as is a single door with a concrete stoop. Gabled dormers are located in the southern and eastern elevations; the dormers contain 1-over-1 windows and are clad in board and batten siding." - "CTH M, Cross Country Rd to Prairie Hill Rd", WisDOT ID #5992-09-81, Prepared by Gail Klein (2011). |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |