Property Record
802 S BROADWAY
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | STOUT MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | UW-STOUT, BOWMAN HALL, STO 0003 |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 21654 |
| Location (Address): | 802 S BROADWAY |
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| County: | Dunn |
| City: | Menomonie |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 19782011 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | CONOVER & PORTER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Menomonie Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/14/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. 7 STORY CNR CLOCK TOWER WITH DEEPLY CORBELLED BELT COURSE. ROUND ARCH WINDOWS. MOULDED AND DENTILLED EAVES. CONCRETE & STEEL CONSTRUCTION W/LOCAL BRICK VENEER BUILT TO REPLACE BLDG OF THE PRIVATE STOUT TRAINING SCHOOL. Bowman Hall obtained its name from Clyde A. Bowman, who grew up in Menomonie but left upon graduation to take a teaching job in El Paso, Texas. He eventually returned to Menomonie in 1919 to administer the Industrial Education Division. His time at Stout Institute spanned three different Stout Institute presidents and included a brief stint as interim-president upon the death of Lorenzo Dow Harvey. Bowman Hall was constructed in 1897 to replace an 1893 wood-framed building that burned to the ground during a fire. This building was originally called Stout Manual Training School, but it was renamed Bowman Hall in the mid-1900s. Upon completion of the construction, the building had five floors. The first floor consisted of blacksmithing and molding. The second floor contained the superintendent's office and was devoted to machine shop, woodworking, and iron casting. The third floor held the domestic science, household economy, mechanical drawing, and architecture rooms. The fourth floor consisted of the art department, while the fifth floor was home to a gymnasium. The current Bowman Hall is home to the Admissions Office, Registration and Records, Graduate School, Financial Aid Office, and classrooms. |
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| Bibliographic References: | AGNEW, DWIGHT "A HISTORY OF STOUT STATE UNIVERSITY 1893-1966". WYMAN, W. LAKER (ED) "HISTORY OF WI STATE UNIVERSITIES 1866-1968" P. 237 (1968). MENOMONIE DUNN COUNTY NEWS 7/12/1995. DUNN COUNTY NEWS-MENOMONIE, 9/1/1911. https://www.uwstout.edu/about-us/news-center/quill-weathervane-atop-clock-tower-removed-part-renovation Menomonie Historic District Walking Tour brochure, 2015. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |