Property Record
211 N CARROLL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Madison Vocational School |
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| Other Name: | Madison Area Technical College |
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| Reference Number: | 108279 |
| Location (Address): | 211 N CARROLL ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1921 |
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| Additions: | 1950 1964 |
| Survey Date: | 19732019 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Ferdinand Kronenberg (original building); Law, Law, Potter and Nystrom (additions) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Madison Vocational School |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/21/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/30/2018 |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Madison Vocational School (Additional Documentation and Boundary Decrease) |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. City of Madison, Wisconsin Underrepresented Communities Historic Resource Survey Report: Madison Continuation School was established in 1912 to provide vocational training to the city. The school changed its name in 1921 to Madison Vocational School, when it moved into a new building at 211 North Carroll Street, and again in 1966 to Madison Area Technical College, when it occupied a location adjacent to the non-extant Madison Central High School building. Madison Central High School, drawing students from the central and southern portions of the city, had a large number of African American students. The primary campus moved to a larger facility at 1701 Wright Street in 1987. In 2010, it began to refer to itself as simply Madison College, to avoid confusion with Milwaukee Area Technical College, also known as "MATC". Still operating from both two campuses, the college has an enrollment of nearly 34,000 students today. The institution has always maintained a diverse student body and has employed many instructors from underrepresented backgrounds since 1950. One such teacher was Velma Fern Hamilton. In 1950, Velma was hired as the first African American teacher in Madison as an English teacher at the Madison Vocational School, the predecessor to Madison College. She also worked with the Ford Foundation's Institute of International Education during the 1950s. In 1970, she served as the chair of the General Studies Department of MATC and became the Dean of Liberal Studies before retiring in 1975. Velma Hamilton had worked for education, civil rights, and fair housing throughout her time in Madison. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |