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1668 WASHINGTON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1668 WASHINGTON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1668 WASHINGTON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MT. VERNON JOINT DISTRICT SCHOOL #8
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:4601
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1668 WASHINGTON ST
County:Dane
City:
Township/Village:Springdale
Unincorporated Community:
Town:6
Range:7
Direction:E
Section:34
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1911
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:school-one to six room
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:PALLADIAN WINDOW IN FRONT GABLE. SCHOOLHOUSE WAS CONVERTED INTO A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE BY 1980. ORIGINAL PLANS CAME FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
Bibliographic References:Drury, John. This is Dane County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Inland Photo Co., 1960, p. 720. Pope, Amelia Irene Johnson. Stories of Mt. Vernon: home of the Forest of Fame. Mt. Vernon: 1946, p. 14. ZumBrunnen, Mary Hanna. A History of the Township of Primrose. DeForest: 1990, pp. 81-82 (illustrated)
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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