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3956 Hoepker Rd (AKA HOEPKER RD) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

3956 Hoepker Rd (AKA HOEPKER RD)

Architecture and History Inventory
3956 Hoepker Rd (AKA HOEPKER RD) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:PUMPKIN HOLLOW SCHOOL, Pumpkin Hollow Art Center
Contributing:
Reference Number:68322
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3956 Hoepker Rd (AKA HOEPKER RD)
County:Dane
City:
Township/Village:Burke
Unincorporated Community:
Town:8
Range:10
Direction:E
Section:10
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:199620202022
Historic Use:school-one to six room
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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: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. 2020: Resurveyed - altered appearance; 1.5-story former schoolhouse; brick cladding; asphalt-shingled side gable roof; central projecting entry bay with gabled canopy over door; original hipped roof changed to side gable roof with dormers; large 1-story flat roofed rear addition. 2022: Appearance unchanged. A large, one-story addition was added along the east (rear) elevation in 1959. The building served as an elementary school from 1908 to 1992. In 1996-1997, it was converted into residential and commercial space by Kris Stone, who operated Kris’ Custom Sewing in the building for nearly three decades.
Bibliographic References:Loomans-Wenzel, Ann. “Sewing up history.” Sun Prairie Star, September 3, 2012.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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