WI 67 and Betts Rd.
| Historic Name: | Ward District No. 3 Schoolhouse |
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| Reference Number: | 81000066 |
| Location (Address): | WI 67 and Betts Rd. |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City/Village: | |
| Township: | Eagle |
| Ward District #3 Schoolhouse Town of Eagle, Waukesha County Date of Construction: 1849 In 1841, Yankee farmers in the town of Eagle built a schoolhouse on the territorial road leading from Milwaukee to Janesville. Eight years later, a new state road bypassed that location, causing locals to approve a new schoolhouse on the main road. The result is the Greek Revival style Ward District #3 Schoolhouse built in 1849. This simple, wood frame building is clad with horizontal pine clapboards and a cedar shingle roof. The cornice returns mark the building as a Greek Revival style structure. The bell tower is a later addition. Inside, the building consists of a single schoolroom with a vaulted plaster ceiling, and a small cloakroom. The Ward District #3 Schoolhouse is typical of the small country schoolhouses built by the first Yankee farmers and is the oldest remaining schoolhouse in Waukesha County. The schoolhouse remains on its original location, now part of Old World Wisconsin where it is used for workshops and meetings. . |
| Period of Significance: | 1825-1849 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Education |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Education: School |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
| Resource Type: | Building |
| Architect: | Enos,Herman |
| Architect: | Bigelow,Ferrand |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 07/07/1981 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 1 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |