National or State Registers Record
Genessee St.
National or State Register of Historic Places
Historic Name: | St. John's Military Academy |
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Reference Number: | 77000059 |
Location (Address): | Genessee St. |
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County: | Waukesha |
City/Village: | Delafield |
Township: |
Located in the northwestern residential section of Delafield, these massive Neo-Gothic buildings are decorated with towers and castellated battlements. The district includes the Gothic Revival St. John Chrysostom Church (1851), the old cemetery, the rectory (1857), Memorial Hall (1893), the Chapel (1921), and several other halls built between 1902 and 1930. The school is the oldest military academy in the state. |
Period of Significance: | 1884-1900 |
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Area of Significance: | Architecture |
Area of Significance: | Education |
Area of Significance: | Religion |
Applicable Criteria: | Event |
Applicable Criteria: | Person |
Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
Historic Use: | Education: School |
Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
Architectural Style: | Other |
Resource Type: | District |
Architect: | Moller,John A. |
Architect: | Van Alyea,Thomas |
Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
National Register Listing Date: | 10/28/1977 |
State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
Number of Contributing Buildings: | 17 |
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Number of Contributing Sites: | 3 |
Number of Contributing Structures: | 3 |
Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 3 |
Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 3 |
Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |