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195 GARDNER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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195 GARDNER AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
195 GARDNER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:WALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Contributing:
Reference Number:221102
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):195 GARDNER AVE
County:Racine
City:Burlington
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1956
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: EBLING, PLUNKETT & KEYMAR (ARCHITECT); SEVERSO9N SCHLINTZ INC (BUILDER)
Other Buildings On Site:N
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:As the City of Burlington grew during the mid-twentieth century, need arose for an additional elementary school. Waller Elementary School, named after a prominent local citizen and attorney, George W. Waller, was designed by the Milwaukee architecture firm of Ebling, Plunkett & Keymar and constructed by Severson Schlintz Inc. of Janesville in 1955. The school opened for classes in the fall of 1956 at 195 Gardner Avenue. Within four years, an 18-classroom addition was built at the cost of $350,000 to meet continued space needs. In 1963, a second addition was completed at the cost of $100,000 to expand the cafeteria, add two classrooms, and provide additional office space. Waller Elementary School continues to serve the city to this day and houses kindergarten through the fourth grade.
Bibliographic References:General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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