Property Record
W204 N16850 Jackson Dr (NE CORNER OF MAIN ST AND JACKSON DR)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | District No.7 School (Jackson Graded School) |
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| Other Name: | Jackson Elementary School |
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| Reference Number: | 14596 |
| Location (Address): | W204 N16850 Jackson Dr (NE CORNER OF MAIN ST AND JACKSON DR) |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | Jackson |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Additions: | 1961 1963 1968 1996 2000 2001 1955 |
| Survey Date: | 19782020 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | One Story Cube |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. BRACKETED EAVES,CORBELLED WINDOW RECESSES SEPERATED BY BRICK PILASTERSROUND ARCH FANLIGHT TRANSOM OVER DOOR Jackson Graded School was constructed in 1894 in a One Story Cube style with a series of major additions to the rear of the building constructed largely in the post-war years. Overall, the building is irregular in plan with the original portion being rectangular in plan with a fieldstone foundation, cream brick walls, and a steeply-pitched, asphalt-shingled, hipped roof with small, paired brackets at regular intervals under the eaves. The front elevation faces south and is symmetrical in plan with a projecting front entry bay at the center of the faced. The entry bay is capped by a hipped roof (which originally supported a squared bell tower) and contains a pair of modern metal doors with a round-arched transom. The transom is comprised of two single-pane glass segments (the original transom contained multiple panes). Both side elevations contain three recessed bays with corbelled top edges; each bay contains a rectangular window opening containing a downsized 1-over-1 window with a rectangular transom containing an opaque panel. Mid-century additions to the rear of the building are long, low masses of buff-colored brick with flat and mansard roofs. A number of large window banks have been replaced with downsized windows and opaque panels. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Washington County History and Driving Tours presented by the Washington County Landmarks Commission, 1999. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |