May 11, 2018 - The Grand Avenue Elementary School Listed in National Register of Historic Places
For Immediate Release
For Immediate Release Contact: Kara O’Keeffe The Grand Avenue Elementary School Listed in National Register of Historic Places
Milwaukee, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Grand Avenue Elementary School in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property. The Grand Avenue Elementary School, designed by architects Van Ryn and DeGelleke in the Collegiate Gothic style, was built in 1921. Van Ryn and DeGelleke were experts in the field of school design, keeping up with the latest trends and incorporating them in their projects. Their expertise is evident in this school; the interior arrangement of classrooms and support spaces are derived from education philosophy of the era and serves as an excellent example of the way these philosophies are applied to school design. The register is the official national list of historic properties in America deemed worthy of preservation and is maintained by the National Park Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Wisconsin Historical Society administers the program within Wisconsin. It includes sites, buildings, structures, objects and districts that are significant in national, state or local history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture. To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visitwww.wisconsinhistory.org. About Wisconsin Historical Society ### |