National or State Registers Record
1074 W Fond du Lac St
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Little White Schoolhouse (Additional Documentation) |
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| Reference Number: | 100010533 |
| Location (Address): | 1074 W Fond du Lac St |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City/Village: | Ripon |
| Township: |
| This building became significant for a meeting that took place on the evening of March 20, 1854. The people at the meeting were mostly Whigs, Free Soilers, and Democrats who believed that their respective parties could not prevent the extension of slavery to the north. They came out of the schoolhouse in agreement that one unified front was crucial to the fight against slavery and thus began the Republican Party. In 1860, the schoolhouse was moved and converted into a private residence. The schoolhouses' final owner, Miss Perrine, put the schoolhouse up for sale in 1908. At this time, Samuel Peddrick called the community's attention to the historical importance of the building. It was decided by a committee to purchase the schoolhouse, relocate it, and preserve it for the benefit of the community in 1908. The schoolhouse moved three times around the Ripon College Campus before it was relocated to 305 Blackburn Street in Ripon. It remained at this site until 2023, when the building was moved to its present location at 1074 W Fond du Lac Street. The building is significant as the birthplace of the Republican Party and acts of preservation for a commemorative property. |
| Period of Significance: | 1854 |
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| Period of Significance: | 1908-1974 |
| Area of Significance: | Politics/Government |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Education: School |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Recreation And Culture: Museum |
| Historic Use: | Social: Meeting Hall |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
| Resource Type: | Building |
| Architect: | Pratt & Atkins |
| Historic Status: | Additional Documentation |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 07/22/2024 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 05/24/2024 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 1 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 2 |
| 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 |