Property Record
120 E SILVER SPRING DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dominican High School |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 180181 |
| Location (Address): | 120 E SILVER SPRING DR |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Whitefish Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1956 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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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: | 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. In 1952, St. Monica Catholic Church joined with St. Robert parish in Shorewood to found Dominican High School at 120 E. Silver Spring Drive. St. Monica donated the eight and a half acre site, as well as ten acres on Lydell Avenue for use as athletic fields. The three-story high school building was designed by Alvin Grellinger of Grellinger, Brimeyer, and Rose Architects, and was constructed of brick and concrete at the cost of $3,100,000. It opened for classes in the fall of 1956, with 27 classrooms, administrative offices, a cafeteria, library, 1,500-seat auditorium, and gymnasium. In 1960, a convent was constructed next door at 135 E. Lake View Avenue to house the sisters who taught at the high school. The site’s original farmhouse, located at 134 E. Silver Spring Drive, was utilized as a rectory by the Dominican High School chaplains. It was demolished in 1982 for increased parking space for the high school. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. Whitefish Bay Historical Research Project. Volume 9. Mimi Bird Collection, Whitefish Bay: Whitefish Bay Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |