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Milwaukee, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of North Milwaukee High School in Milwaukee (Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Daina Penkiunas presents a certificate to Shannon Winterhalter.

North Milwaukee High School is an excellent example of a Progressive Era high school, reflecting trends in secondary education that led to the construction of dedicated high school facilities across the state in the early decades of the 20th century. The interior spaces of the school at 5372 North 37th Street reflect the growing emphasis on providing vocational training, physical education, and music and arts instruction in addition to the traditional academic curriculum.

The school was designed by the well-known architectural firm of Van Ryn and De Gelleke and built in two phases between 1924 and 1929. It was the first purpose-built high school in the then-independent City of North Milwaukee and the only high school within the original boundaries of the Town of Granville. Today, the North Milwaukee High School continues to display high-style features of the Collegiate Gothic style.

The State Register is Wisconsin's official list of state properties determined to be significant to Wisconsin's heritage. The State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society administers both the State Register and National Register in Wisconsin. 

Additional information for North Milwaukee High School is available at

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI237839

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit: www.wisconsinhistory.org.

About the Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit wisconsinhistory.org.