237 South Sawyer Street
Historic Name: | Lincoln School |
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Reference Number: | 13000865 |
Location (Address): | 237 South Sawyer Street |
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County: | Shawano |
City/Village: | Shawano |
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Lincoln School 237 South Sawyer Street, Shawano, Shawano County Architect: Parkinson & Dockendorff Date of Construction: 1925 The fire that destroyed the original Lincoln School in 1924 presented city leaders with an opportunity to expand their approach to education. They planned a school that would serve children from kindergarten through eighth grade in the burgeoning progressive model. The 1925 Lincoln School, designed in the Collegiate Gothic style, embodied the most current philosophies in education and school design at the time it was built. Educators believed in a diverse curriculum that would provide children with a broad foundation of knowledge and skills. To foster these goals, school buildings were designed with specialized spaces including a library, manual training and domestic science rooms, and a gymnasium with shower rooms. The architectural firm of Parkinson and Dockendorff, a specialist in modern school design, created a school with modern amenities such as central heating, electricity and indoor plumbing. Classrooms were large and expansive windows provided abundant natural light and ventilation. Perhaps most charming is the kindergarten classroom, which in an effort to project a home-like environment for very small children, included a fireplace and built-in window seats around a large bay window. The Lincoln School is the oldest surviving school building in Shawano, and is one of only two remaining school buildings constructed in the city prior to World War II. |
Period of Significance: | 1925 |
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Area of Significance: | Architecture |
Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
Historic Use: | Education: School |
Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
Resource Type: | Building |
Architect: | Parkinson and Dockendorff |
Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
National Register Listing Date: | 11/07/2013 |
State Register Listing Date: | 08/23/2013 |
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 |