Property Record
310 W 5TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | DUPONT SCHOOL |
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Other Name: | WASHBURN MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
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Reference Number: | 120732 |
Location (Address): | 310 W 5TH ST |
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County: | Bayfield |
City: | Washburn |
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Year Built: | 1942 |
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Additions: | 1954 1950 1971 |
Survey Date: | 2008 |
Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | THOMAS J. SHEFCHIK (DULUTH, MN) |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | BUILT IN 1942 TO A DESIGN BY THOMAS J. SHEFCHIK OF DULUTH, MN. IT NOW HAS THREE LATER ADDITIONS ATTACHED TO IT THAT WERE BUILT IN 1950 (HIGH SCHOOL), 1954 (GYMNASIUM), AND 1971 (ADDITION TO THE HIGH SCHOOL WING). THIS SCHOOL WAS BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE EARLIER LINCOLN SCHOOL. |
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Bibliographic References: | FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF WASHBURN, WI. NEW YORK:SANBORN-PERRIS MAP CO., 1926, 1926 (UPDATED TO 1940). LARSON, ERIK LARS. CHEQUAMEGON BAY AND ITS COMMUNITIES II: THE CITY TO BE, A HISTORICAL MEMOIR, 1883-1947. WHITEWATER, WI, 2008, P. 490, 526-527. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |