Property Record
45599 STATE HIGHWAY 13
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | AGNEW SCHOOL |
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| Reference Number: | 225101 |
| Location (Address): | 45599 STATE HIGHWAY 13 |
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| County: | Ashland |
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| Township/Village: | White River |
| Unincorporated Community: | AGNEW |
| Town: | 46 |
| Range: | 4 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 10 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2014 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Agnew School was constructed in 1930 in a One Story Cube style. The school is square in plan with an asphaltshingled, hipped roof with gabled dormers extending from the north and south roof slopes with small one-over-one windows centered in each. A brick chimney rises from the southern roof slope west of the dormer. The exterior is clad in red brick that is coursed with a layer of perpendicularly laid brick every sixth row. A brick course of vertically laid brick wraps around the school, delineating the main floor from the basement. The principal elevation faces east onto STH 13 and is symmetrical in plan. The gabled entrance vestibule extends from the center of the east fagade with corner pilasters supporting the entablature below which includes a date stone reading "Agnew School1930". The entrance is comprised of a round archway with beveled fanlight and multi-light sidelights. Two six-over-six, double-hung windows are evenly set on either side of the entrance. The Agnew School is representative of the history of education in the rural area surrounding STH 13 in the Town of White River. The Agnew School was constructed in 1930 after the first school was destroyed by fire. It was ultimately decommissioned in 1960 and became a private residence. According to the current property owner, the interior still retains portions of the original moulding and chalkboards, although the building now functions as a private residence. The Agnew School is in good condition and retains a moderate degree of integrity. The exterior brickwork and the original windows, fanlight, and sidelights remain intact. Of the small rectangular windows in the south facade, one has been bricked in, and the other partially bricked. Although the roof dormers were almost certainly added as part of the building's conversion to a private residence, these do not heavily detract from the building's overall massing or original aesthetic. Presently, the school's interior floorplan consists of multiple rooms with portions of the chalkboards and the original woodworking intact. The building is a good representative of the one-to-six-room school property type, and may be the best remaining representative in White River. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Construction date and school name indicated on date stone |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |