Property Record
SE CORNER OF USH 51 AND MAPLE GROVE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 SCHOOL |
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Other Name: | MAPLE GROVE SCHOOL |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 26663 |
Location (Address): | SE CORNER OF USH 51 AND MAPLE GROVE RD |
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County: | Dane |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Albion |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 5 |
Range: | 12 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 8 |
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Year Built: | 1867 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 19892003201220162019 |
Historic Use: | one to six room school |
Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. DOE 12/27/88. Resurveyed November 2012; since 1989, the basement windows along the north elevation have been boarded up. August 2016: No changes. This 1-story Front Gabled schoolhouse was constructed in 1867. It is rectangular in plan with a stone block foundation, clapboard walls, and an asphalt-shingled gable roof. The front elevation faces west and is asymmetrical in plan due to a side-facing stoop that provides access to the central front door. The paneled door has a three-pane transom above. A three-pane window is located in the base of the front stoop, along with a metal coal chute door. A wooden bell house with louvered side panels is located on the roof peak near the rear elevation. Three 4-over-4 windows are located on each side elevation. August 2019: Appearance unchanged. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |