Property Record
210 NW BARSTOW ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Barstow School |
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| Other Name: | Barstow Office Center |
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| Reference Number: | 78324 |
| Location (Address): | 210 NW BARSTOW ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Additions: | 1930 |
| Survey Date: | 20092014 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Originally built 1917 with addition constructed on southwest corner in 1930. School closed at the end of the 1981 school year and building later converted to the Barstow Office Center. Entirely modern interior, new fenestration, glass block added, new brick entrance archways on north and south elevations. Historic photograph reveals that the building once featured divided-light, double-hung fenestration. |
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| Bibliographic References: | HNTB, Spring City's Past, intensive survey (1982, amended 1997); Sanborn Maps; Historic Photograph located at the Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum Research Center |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |