Property Record
6720 W MOLTKE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | 68th Street Elementary School |
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| Other Name: | Second Language Proficiency School |
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| Reference Number: | 116427 |
| Location (Address): | 6720 W MOLTKE AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Additions: | 1930 |
| Survey Date: | 19792019 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Representative of school buildings constructed in suburban Milwaukee during the era. Construction date, 1917. Addition, 1930. (1) Town of Wauwatosa, Builder. (1) Town of Wauwatosa, Owner. 1917-30. (1) The Sixty-Eighth Street School is a good example of a township graded school. It displays character-defining stylistic features associated with a graded school property type, such as a symmetrical front elevation; large groups of ganged windows; and minimal Collegiate Gothic ornamentation. The building retains good integrity of its exterior elements. City of Milwaukee, Owner. 1930-present. (1) |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1. Milwaukee Public Schools: Facilities Planning |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |