Property Record
9851 S 27TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | OAKWOOD SCHOOL |
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Reference Number: | 8727 |
Location (Address): | 9851 S 27TH ST |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Franklin |
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Year Built: | 1883 |
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Survey Date: | 2007 |
Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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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. DOE signed 4/12/2011. 1980- SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. WOOD SHINGLES IN GABLES. 2007- This c.1883 school building consists of two-and-one-half stories set in a rectangular plan with a prominent front gable. The walls are constructed of brick, and the building rests upon a brick foundation, all coursed in a running bond. A gable portico shelters the entryway on the facade, and four gable wall dormers with fish-scale shingles in the gable ends are located along each side elevation. The asphalt roof has overhanging eaves sheltering wooden brackets and exposed rafter ends, and there are wood shingles within the front gable end. Windows are all recently replaced, one-over-one, double hung, with a window on the south elevation converted to a fire egress. A concrete plate set flush in the center of the facade reads #28;Public School Dist. No. 12, 1883.#29; |
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Bibliographic References: | GREENFIELD OBSERVER 6/27/1996. Architecture/History Survey. December 2007. Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |