1701 E. Capitol Dr., Shorewood, Milwaukee County 

A forerunner in secondary-school design, Shorewood High School is modeled on a university campus plan. Constructed between 1924 and 1938 by Milwaukee archi­tects Herbst and Kuenzli, the school includes separate buildings for administration, physical education, arts and science, industrial arts, and theater arts. The splendid auditorium also serves the Shorewood community.

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[Source: McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999).]