Property Record
NE CORNER OF GROVE ST AND BUCHANON
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BRICK HIGH SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | SCHOOL |
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| Reference Number: | 44047 |
| Location (Address): | NE CORNER OF GROVE ST AND BUCHANON |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Boscobel |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Derrick Hubert, Menominee, Mich. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | PANELS APPEAR ON THE SIDE FACADE, AND A BELT COURSE SEPARATES THE RAISED BASEMENT FROM THE UPPER TWO FLOORS. THE ARCHITECT OF THIS STRUCTURE WAS SELECTED FOLLOWING EXAMINATION OF PLANS HE HAD COMPLETED FOR A SCHOOL IN MARINETTE. ACCORDING TO THE BOSCOBEL DIAL, THE BOSCOBEL SCHOOL IS A SMALLER VERSION, DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE THE PRIMARY GRADES. THE BUILDING IS A TWO STORY RECTANGLE, RESTING ON A RAISED BASEMENT. THE DESIGN IS CAREFULLY ORDERED, IN A CLASSICAL MANNER, WITH A CENTRAL ENTRANCE FRAMED BY PILASTERS AND ENTABLATURE, PILASTERS MARKING THE CORNERS AND A STRONG CORNICE LINE. HOWEVER, BALANCING THESE VERTICAL COMPONENTS ARE THE STRONG HORIZONTALS OF BELT COURSE AND SPANDREL PANELS. THE SCHOOL WAS COMPLETED IN THE FALL OF 1910. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. HERITAGE ALBUM. B. BOSCOBEL DIAL-ENTERPRISE. 8-18-1910. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |