Property Record
N SIDE COUNTY HIGHWAY B, 100 FT W OF STATE HIGHWAY 88
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 2439 |
| Location (Address): | N SIDE COUNTY HIGHWAY B, 100 FT W OF STATE HIGHWAY 88 |
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| County: | Buffalo |
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| Township/Village: | Gilmanton |
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| Town: | 23 |
| Range: | 11 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 14 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 19772017 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | UNCERTAIN ORIGINAL PURPOSE 2017- "Constructed c.1885, the Gilmanton Public School is a two-story, rectangular-plan, front-gable building with a raised foundation of rusticated concrete block and walls clad in vinyl replacement siding. The gable roof is covered with standing seam metal and a small brick chimney projects above the ridgeline near the north (rear) of the building. Evenly spaced windows are located on the side elevations of both the upper and lower levels, both of which historically housed classroom spaces. A modern metal door is located on the west side of the front (south) facade, and a larger opening on the east side has been infilled. Windows are one-over-one, double-hung, replacement sash throughout. Historic photographs indicate that the property originally had an ornate cupola and an oculus window in the peak of the south gable. Two of the three windows on the upper story have also been removed. Entrances were historically located on both sides of the front facade; the extant entrance provided access to stairs to the upper classroom, while the infilled entrance opened onto the lower story. Constructed as the community of Gilmanton’s first public school, the building was subsequently relocated (likely c.1910, when a four-room graded school was built nearby). Although the earliest image shows a stone foundation, an early twentieth-century photograph shows the property at its present location with the current foundation. The property currently functions as the Gilmanton Town Hall." -"STH 88: CTH U to STH 37", WisDOT#7730-02-30, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2017). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Buffalo County Historical Society. Buffalo County Biographical History: Celebrating 150 Years, 1853-2003. Turner Publishing Company, 2002. “2007.015.0084 - Print, Photographic,” Buffalo County Historical Society, http://bchs.pastperfectonline.com/photo/BAACA6E4- 5340-4B75-A698-998759523228. Water St.- Cty Rd B, photo, Collection of S.F. Molland, Gilmanton, Wis., https://www.flickr.com/photos/ducky41/4402123235/;\ View of Gilmanton Creamery and Bridge, photo, Collection of S.F. Molland, Gilmanton, Wis., https://www.flickr.com/photos/ducky41/4402888140/. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |