630 E WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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630 E WASHINGTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
630 E WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Salvation Army
Contributing:
Reference Number:239924
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):630 E WASHINGTON AVE
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1960
Additions:
Survey Date:2019
Historic Use:school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style:
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:2019: The two-story former school building was built in 1959. It has stucco walls and a flat roof with metal coping at the roofline. The front (south) facade has metal ribbon awning windows on the first and second stories. A series of vents run beneath the second-story windows. The front facade also includes a covered entry with flat roof and original metal double doors with fixed sidelights and transom. Concrete steps and a ramp with metal railings lead up to the front entrance. The west (side) elevation has grouped four-light windows. An open, covered vestibule with a flat roof protrudes from the side (east) elevation. According to a letter from the City of Madison Preservation Planner in a property site file, this building was constructed as St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic School in 1959. The Salvation Army occupied the building by the mid-to-late 1980s. 2025: Demolition permit filed. A demolition permit application was filed on August 14, 2019. Was originally a small catholic school building.
Bibliographic References:Katherine H. Rankin, “City of Madison Department of Planning and Development - 630 E. Washington Avenue,” 1987, City of Madison Property Files.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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