National or State Registers Record
621 and 627 W. College Ave.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys |
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| Reference Number: | 86003652 |
| Location (Address): | 621 and 627 W. College Ave. |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City/Village: | Waukesha |
| Township: |
| Located at 621 and 627 West College Avenue, these are the two remaining buildings associated with this pioneer institution for humanitarian treatment of juvenile delinquents. The two buildings, built between 1911 and 1936, provided separate housing and educational facilities for the boys. The district is now owned by the Waukesha Board of Education. |
| Period of Significance: | 1900-1924 |
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| Period of Significance: | 1925-1949 |
| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Education: School |
| Historic Use: | Education: Educational Related Housing |
| Architectural Style: | Other |
| Resource Type: | Building |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 01/21/1987 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 2 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |