900 WISCONSIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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900 WISCONSIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
900 WISCONSIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:CENTRAL SCHOOL
Other Name:DENISON JUNIOR HIGH
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:55466
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):900 WISCONSIN ST
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Architect: Van Ryn & deGelleke Builder: C.O. LaSalle
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Maple Park Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/17/2005
State Register Listing Date:1/21/2005
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:"Central School was designed by the Milwaukee architects Henry J. Van Ryn and Gerrit J. de Gelleke and built by Charles O. LaSalle in 1904 after the original Central School burned to the ground in 1903. It is now the eastern section of the Central-Denison school complex." A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015.
Bibliographic References:LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS 8/10/1995. A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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