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National or State Registers Record

College St.

Historic Name:
Milton College Historic District
Reference Number:
80000188
Property Location:
College St.
County:
Rock
City/Village:
Milton
Township:

Summary

This cohesive group of six buildings generally related in design, scale and materials was built between 1854 and 1911 and linked with Milton Academy. Four buildings are constructed of brick in Italianate style and one in Eclectic Revival style. The liberal arts college, which was significant for its contribution to teacher education, closed in 1983 and the buildings are being adaptively re-used.

Property Details

Criteria
Event,Person,Architecture/Engineering
Area Of Significance
Architecture,Education
Period of Significance
1854-1911
Architectural Style
Italianate
Architect
Resource Type
District
Historic Use
Single Dwelling,College

Resources Within The Property

Contributing Buildings
5
Contributing Sites
0
Contributing Structures
0
Contributing Objects
0
Non-Contributing Buildings
1
Non-Contributing Sites
0
Non-Contributing Structures
0
Non-Contributing Objects
0

Designations

Listed in the National Register
May 27, 1980
Listed in the State Register
Jan 1, 1989
Rock
County
Milton
Community
Unique ID
NR340

State & National Registers of Historic Places

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