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Genessee St.

National or State Register of Historic Places
Genessee St. | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. John's Military Academy
Reference Number:77000059
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Genessee St.
County:Waukesha
City/Village:Delafield
Township:
SUMMARY
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.
PROPERTY FEATURES
Period of Significance:1884-1900
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
DESIGNATIONS
Historic Status:Listed in the National Register
Historic Status:Listed in the State Register
National Register Listing Date:10/28/1977
State Register Listing Date:01/01/1989
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY
Number of Contributing Buildings:17
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
RECORD LOCATION
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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