Property Record
1200 E 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LINCOLN Elementary School |
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| Other Name: | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
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| Reference Number: | 21789 |
| Location (Address): | 1200 E 1ST ST |
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| County: | Lincoln |
| City: | Merrill |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Parkinson & Dockendorff |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | SLIGHTLY PROJECTING SIDE BAYS W/DECORATIVE PARAPETS W/STONE COPING, BRICK WALL PILASTERS W/STONE CAPS, SEGMENTAL ARCH AND PLAIN TRANSOMS OVER GROUPED WINDOWS. HIGH FOUNDATION W/STONE BASEMENT COURSE, DOORS W/TUDOR ARCHED FANLIGHT AND RECESSED STONE SURROUND. THE LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE ARCHITECTURE IN AN EDUCATIONAL BUILDING. THE LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN TO HELP CONSOLIDATE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN TOWN. This building was demolished between 1991 and 2006. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SCHOOL HOUSE PLANNING. LACROSSE,WI: PARKINSON AND DOCKENDORFF, 1927. (B) GILKEY, EDNA. SCHOOL AND CHURCHES OF JENNY AND MERRILL. MERRILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1982. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |