Property Record
201 S KENDRICK AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BURLINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | DR EDWARD G DYER SCHOOL |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 221112 |
| Location (Address): | 201 S KENDRICK AVE |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Burlington |
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| Year Built: | 1964 |
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| Additions: | 1966 |
| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | SCHERRER CONSTRUCTION CO (BUILDER) |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | In reaction to the school district’s need for elementary and intermediate grade classrooms, 11 acres of land was purchased for a new school on Kendrick Avenue in 1962. An $815,000 bonds referendum was passed the following year. Burlington Junior High School was constructed at that site at 201 S. Kendrick Avenue in 1964 by Scherrer Construction Company utilizing pre-cast structural concrete members manufactured by Burlington’s J. W. Peters & Son, Inc. The school originally housed the seventh and eighth grades. An eight classroom addition, designed as an option to the original building plans, was completed in 1964 at an additional cost of $250,000 to house sixth grade students formerly held at Cooper School. The Junior High School was later renamed after local abolitionist, Dr. Edward G. Dyer. Dr. Edward G. Dyer School continues to serve the city to this day housing the fourth through sixth grades. |
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| Bibliographic References: | General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |