Property Record
1116 Huron Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fourth Ward School |
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| Other Name: | Eighth Ward School / Horace Mann Kindergarten |
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| Reference Number: | 82310 |
| Location (Address): | 1116 Huron Ave |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Sheboygan |
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| Year Built: | 1868 |
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| Additions: | 1963 |
| Survey Date: | 20022020 |
| Historic Use: | school-one to six room |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | A. L. Weeks |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. A.L. Weeks designed this one-story Italianate brick schoolhouse with large cupola and round-arched windows in 1868. The second public school in Sheboygan. Weeks designed all three of the city's first public schools. Sheboygan County Landmark. 2020-2024 Targeted Resurvey of Sheboygan recommendation write-up: Constructed of cream-colored (painted red) brick, this one-story, former three-room schoolhouse is comprised of a side-gabled main block from which a gabled wing extends to the rear (north). A modestly projecting gabled main entrance extends to the south, from which rises a square belltower that has been enclosed with modern materials and is capped with a dome. The replacement front door and sidelight is set beneath a fanlight transom. Multiple-light, double-hung windows topped with a fixed, round-arched sash are largely regularly placed throughout the building and set off by round-arched, hoodmolds and sills comprised of brick. A one-story, flat roofed addition is located at the northwest corner of the rear of the building. This school building was built in 1868 and originally served as the Fourth Ward School. It was designed by Sheboygan architect Arvin L. Weeks. Following the introduction of kindergarten into the Union School in 1886, a kindergarten was opened in the subject Huron Street school which, by then, was known as the Eighth Ward School. Later it was known as Horace Mann Kindergarten. The final year of its operation, it had just sixty-six students in kindergarten and first grade. In 1963, the school was leased to the Sheboygan Child Care Center, which had previously been located in the basement of the Longfellow School. Prior to the move in 1964, the school was painted red with white trim, a small concrete block addition was added for a boiler and storage rooms and fencing was installed. On the interior, new kitchen facilities were added. The school was designated as a Sheboygan County Landmark in 1975. The building has since seen other occupants, its current use is as a church. |
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| Bibliographic References: | LJM Architects, Inc. City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report. City of Sheboygan Historic Preservation Commission & Department of City Development; 2002, 2004 & 2006. Citations for the 2020-2024 Targeted Resurvey of Sheboygan recommendation write-up: “History of Public Schools in Sheboygan,” The Sheboygan Press, 17 April 1916, 51; “Board Approves Plan to Abandon 95-Year-Old Horace Mann School,” The Sheboygan Press, 20 February 1963, 8; “New Home for Child Care Center,” The Sheboygan Press, 18 September 1964, 7; “Birthday for Local Landmark,” The Sheboygan Press, 26 September 1968, 13; “End of An Era: Wrecking Crews Raze Union School,” The Sheboygan Press, 4 June 1969, 3; “Request for SHPO Comment and Consultation on a Federal Undertaking: Rehabilitation Loan Program for 1116 Huron Avenue,” Case #07-0144/SB, 2007 Paperwork completed by LJM Architects, Inc., On file at the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |