Property Record
101 MORNINGSIDE DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Woodworth Jr. High School |
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| Other Name: | Woodworth Elementary School |
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| Reference Number: | 202141 |
| Location (Address): | 101 MORNINGSIDE DR |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Fond du Lac |
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| Year Built: | 1962 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Schutte, Phillips & Mochon, Milwaukee; Sylvester Stepnoski |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This educational building is largely one story in height, while a smaller section rises for a second story that is comprised of plate-glass and a folded plate roof line. The first floor includes numerous banks of windows that alternate with sections of brick; the largest bank is immediately beneath the folded plate section. Built in 1962, this educational facility originally functioned as Woodworth Junior High School. At the same time as this school was constructed, an identical junior high was built on the west side of the city and was named Sabish Junior High School. The architectural team of Schutte, Philips & Mochon (Milwaukee) and Sylvester Stepnoski (Fond du Lac) was responsible for the designs. Dedication was held for both schools on 11 November 1962. The structure continues to function as a school, however, today it serves as an elementary school. The school was named after former principal R.B. Woodworth. The subject school has served the educational needs of the City of Fond du Lac since 1962, the structure is just short of turning fifty years old and, therefore, its Period of Significance, has not yet developed. However, the school is a very good and intact example of Contemporary school architecture. Its folded plate roof construction had only been relatively recently introduced and, therefore, it stands as an almost cutting-edge example of early-1960s school architecture. Indeed, Schutte, Phillips & Mochon of Milwaukee had been designing school buildings for decades and they continued to follow the latest trends in educational facility design. Although its West Side counterpart, Sabish Junior High, exhibits the same design, Woodworth Junior High School, retains a greater degree of integrity. |
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| Bibliographic References: | See 2010-2011 Intensive Survey Report for citations regarding material below. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |