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1233 ST ROSE RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1233 ST ROSE RD

Architecture and History Inventory
1233 ST ROSE RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Georgetown School (School No. 4)
Other Name:Smelser Town Hall
Contributing:
Reference Number:149741
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1233 ST ROSE RD
County:Grant
City:
Township/Village:Smelser
Unincorporated Community:
Town:2
Range:1
Direction:W
Section:27
Quarter Section:NW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1860
Additions:
Survey Date:
Historic Use:one to six room school
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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: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.

Originally a two-room schoolhouse, the Georgetown School was in operation until 1967. The bell tower was removed at an unknown date. Siding was added in June of 2008
Bibliographic References:Fennimore Times 1931 Rogers, Mrs. Harold. Smelser Township. 1976. History of Grant County. 1881. Florine, Mrs. F.A. "Georgetown-Big Patch....Some Early Tales". Cuba City News Herald, Dec. 16, 1943.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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