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STATE HIGHWAY 136 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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STATE HIGHWAY 136

Architecture and History Inventory
STATE HIGHWAY 136 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Oak Grove School
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:108150
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):STATE HIGHWAY 136
County:Sauk
City:
Township/Village:Excelsior
Unincorporated Community:
Town:12
Range:5
Direction:E
Section:35
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1894
Additions:
Survey Date:1998
Historic Use:school-one to six room
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:The former District 4 school was built in 1894 at a cost of $500 on an outcropping located on William Shale's Riverside Farm. In 1939 substantial improvements were made, including a new basement, alterations, and the installation of a furnace. The 1937 land inventory indicates that the building had stove heat. This school served students through the eighth grade. After that, students took a county test to proceed to high school. The school was closed in 1951 and the students were sent to North Freedom. The building is now used as a residence. Alterations to the building include cut-down windows and the addition of a window over the front door.
Bibliographic References:Good Old Golden Rule Days (Baraboo: Sauk County Historical Society, 1994), 91. School E-files. SHSW, Archives.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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