Property Record
117 W FRANKLIN
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Portage High School |
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| Other Name: | Julia Rusch Junior High |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 55669 |
| Location (Address): | 117 W FRANKLIN |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Portage |
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| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Additions: | 1967 1981 1995 |
| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Parkinson and Dockendorff |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Brick pilasters facade and e. elevation and give vertical emphasis; horizontally alighned windows with small accent block and parapet, and string courses placed in stepped set back give horizontal composition, main. Franklin street entrances block located at each corner and visually separated by pilasters and pedimented parapets; blocks with stylized and geometric motifs accent entrances and parapets; double wood door entrance into ghmat east end recessed and crowned with parapet with stylized motifs; west swimming pool and rear additions. Interior constructio includes brick walls, tile partet9ions, and steel truss supports. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Portage Bicentennial Committee 1976. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |