Property Record
1075 CTH E
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Mifflin District 2 School House |
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| Reference Number: | 227031 |
| Location (Address): | 1075 CTH E |
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| County: | Iowa |
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| Township/Village: | Mifflin |
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| Town: | 5 |
| Range: | 1 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 34 |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 2013 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Two Story Cube |
| Structural System: | Timber Frame |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Constructed in 1920, this building functioned as a two-room school house through the 1960-1961 academic year. It was turned into a private residence in 1965. 2014- The newly-inventoried building is a two-story, two-room vernacular school house constructed in 1920. The two-room schoolhouse has a square footprint with a hipped roof and a central two-story gabled entry bay. A cupola is present over the entry bay. Six-over-six double hung widows pierce the symmetrical front (north-facing) facade at regular intervals, and a half-hipped hood shelters the central door. The building is clad in vinyl siding and an asphalt shingle roof. The foundation material is not visible, but historic photographs illustrate a raised masonry foundation. It was converted to a private residence in 1965. Built in 1920, this was the third school constructed in the village of Mifflin. It replaced the two-room, two-story 1867 District 2 frame school house. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the majority of Wisconsin's primary schools were rural, one-room buildings with a single teacher. Larger two-room buildings such as Mifflin's 1920 school were rarer and typically found in wealthy villages and cities. The building is a reflection of Mifflin's prosperity in the early twentieth century. The building retains good integrity and is a good example of a two-room school type. Alterations consist of vinyl siding which now covers the masonry foundation; removal of the chimney; removal of a window opening in the foundation on the north (front) facade; and construction of a rear addition and garage. The building functioned as a school through the 1960-1961 academic year, and was converted to a private residence in 1965. Some interior alterations have been made to update the building for modem living, including bedroom partitions, and installation of two full baths. Despite these alterations, the building is still recognizable as a school house, both on the exterior and interior, and it is a good example of an early twentieth century school house type. -"CTH E Survey," WisDOT ID #5698-00-04 & 5979-00-07, Prepared by Shelley Greene (2014). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Knebel, Melva and Linda Fine. In the Shadows of the Mines: The Village of Rewey, Wisconsin, 1880-1980 and Southern Part of Town of Mifflin. Unpublished work written for the Rewey centennial celebration, Wisconsin State Historical Society [WHS], Madison, WI, 1980. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |