Property Record
1226 North Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | North High School |
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| Other Name: | Urban Middle School |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 82329 |
| Location (Address): | 1226 North Ave |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Sheboygan |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
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| Additions: | 1978 |
| Survey Date: | 201120042020 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Edgar A. Stubenrauch |
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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' titled "North Avenue Residential Historic District" 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, State Historic Preservation Office. 2004 - Rambling brick school has large entrance tower and is decorated in stone with Art Deco motifs. Windows stopped down and replaced pre-1996. North High School was built as a direct result of Sheboygan's early twentieth century growth at the north side of the city. Construction on the $650,000 school was completed through PWA efforts. The school housed high school students until the present day North High School opened in 1961. It was then reverted back to a middle school as originally intended. The school underwent a $402,000 remodeling project in 1978. |
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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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |