Property Record
N9021 US Highway 12
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wrightsville School |
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| Other Name: | Wrightsville Chapel |
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| Reference Number: | 246081 |
| Location (Address): | N9021 US Highway 12 |
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| County: | Jackson |
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| Township/Village: | Alma |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Built as a school in 1881 and moved to this site in 1891. Now a chapel with recent metal roof, metal-encased bell tower, a later modern entrance porch, and a small, later shed-roofed rear addition. The interior, however, is largely intact with its wood floors, raised staging area at the rear of the room, and original blackboards being still intact. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Schools of Yesterday in Jackson County, Wisconsin. Black River Falls, 1997, pp. 93-95. Looking Back: Jackson County. Ghost Towns. Black River falls: Banner Journal, January 13, 1993, p. 7B. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |