Property Record
49 WISCONSIN DELLS PARKWAY SOUTH
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Delton Academy |
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| Other Name: | Internet Cafe |
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| Reference Number: | 91281 |
| Location (Address): | 49 WISCONSIN DELLS PARKWAY SOUTH |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Lake Delton |
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| Year Built: | 1854 |
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| Additions: | 1894 |
| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
| Structural System: | Timber Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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. Previously surveyed in 1977. Built in 1854 by Baprist Congregation as the Delton Academy. In 1868 purchased by Methodists who used it as a church for nearly 100 years. "Known today as the Internet Cafe, the prominent Greek Revival part of this building was originally constructed in the circa 1860s... The Baptists originally erected the structure to house a school known as the Delton Academy. The building was subsequently acquired by the Methodists in 1868, who used the building as a church and enlarged it in 1894. The Methodists reportedly utilized the structure for more than 100 years." Heritage Research, Ltd., 2007 |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture/History Survey of Wisconsin Dells Parkway in Lake Delton, 2007, by Heritage Research, Ltd (Vogel & McQuillen) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |