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4116 W SILVER SPRING DR

Historic Name:
Carleton District #3 School

Other Name:
Carleton School

Reference Number:
219581

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Property Location

Location (Address)

4116 W SILVER SPRING DR

County

Milwaukee

City/Village

Milwaukee

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1917

Additions

1927, 1932, 1936, 1942

Survey Date

2011,2019,2018

Historic Use

school – elem/middle/jr high/high

Architectural Style

Art Deco

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Charles Smith,Wpa

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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, State Historic Preservation Office. Built by the WPA as the Carleton District #3 School in the Town of Granville. Annexed by Milwaukee in 1948. The Carleton District No. 3 School is significant under Criterion C: Architecture. The school is clad in brick with limestone trim. The building displays a combination of character-defining elements from several architectural styles, include Art Deco-style window bays, glass block, shallow vertical ornamentation, and shallow fluted pilasters; and “Minimal Georgian”-style multi-light windows, a classically-influenced nameplate/window composition at the main entrance, small octagonal inset panels, and classically-detailed door surrounds at side entrances, complete with pulvinated frieze, corbels, and Regency-style copper roofs. As of 2019, the building is one of fewer than a dozen Milwaukee Public Schools to retain its original windows.

Bibliographic References

Town of Granville School Records, Milwaukee Public Library Archives.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Carleton District #3 School

National Register Listing Date

Jul 18, 2025

State Register Listing Date

May 16, 2025

Contributing

school – elem/middle/jr high/high Art Deco

Milwaukee
County

Milwaukee
Community

1910-1919
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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4116 W Silver Spring Rd

100012027

Located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County

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Press Release

Carleton District #3 School Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Carleton District #3 School in the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 2025.

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Carleton District #3 School Listed in the State Register of Historic Places

Thursday, May 29, 2025

The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Carleton District #3 School in Milwaukee (Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places.

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