Property Record
4116 W SILVER SPRING DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Carleton District #3 School |
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| Other Name: | Carleton School |
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| Reference Number: | 219581 |
| Location (Address): | 4116 W SILVER SPRING DR |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Additions: | 1927 1932 1936 1942 |
| Survey Date: | 201120192018 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Charles Smith; WPA |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Carleton District #3 School |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/18/2025 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/16/2025 |
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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. Built by the WPA as the Carleton District #3 School in the Town of Granville. Annexed by Milwaukee in 1948. The Carleton District No. 3 School is significant under Criterion C: Architecture. The school is clad in brick with limestone trim. The building displays a combination of character-defining elements from several architectural styles, include Art Deco-style window bays, glass block, shallow vertical ornamentation, and shallow fluted pilasters; and “Minimal Georgian”-style multi-light windows, a classically-influenced nameplate/window composition at the main entrance, small octagonal inset panels, and classically-detailed door surrounds at side entrances, complete with pulvinated frieze, corbels, and Regency-style copper roofs. As of 2019, the building is one of fewer than a dozen Milwaukee Public Schools to retain its original windows. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Town of Granville School Records, Milwaukee Public Library Archives. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |