Property Record
W6480 COUNTY HIGHWAY A
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MILFORD STATE GRADED SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | MILFORD POTTERY |
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| Reference Number: | 6621 |
| Location (Address): | W6480 COUNTY HIGHWAY A |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Milford |
| Unincorporated Community: | MILFORD |
| Town: | 7 |
| Range: | 14 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 4 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Additions: | 1955 1981 |
| Survey Date: | 1993 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | Louis Charboneau |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | In 1870, a Romanesque Revival style brick schoolhouse designed by architect Louis Charboneau was constructed at W6480 County Highway A in the Town of Milford at the cost of $3,150. The school opened that year as the Milford State Graded School. A large addition was constructed on the west side of the schoolhouse during the mid-twentieth century before the school district was consolidated into the Lake Mills Area School District in 1959. Milford State Graded School continued to operate within that organization until it was closed in 1968. 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS W/KEYSTONES. PAIRED ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS IN GABLE FLANKED BY OCULI. 1955 1 STORY ADDITION ON SIDE. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Liebenow, Dr. Roland. “Milford, Our ‘Sister City.’” Lake Mills Leader website. <http://lakemillsleaderonline.com> Accessed June 21, 2012. One Room Schools of Jefferson County. Johnson Creek: Johnson Creek Historical Society, 2006. Page 133. Swart, Hannah. Koshkonong Country – A History of Jefferson County Wisconsin. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: W. D. Hoard & Sons Co., 1975. Page 200. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |