237 S SAWYER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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237 S SAWYER ST

Architecture and History Inventory
237 S SAWYER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:LINCOLN SCHOOL
Other Name:LINCOLN SCHOOL
Contributing:
Reference Number:22273
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):237 S SAWYER ST
County:Shawano
City:Shawano
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1925
Additions:
Survey Date:2000
Historic Use:elementary, middle, jr.high, or high
Architectural Style:English Revival Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: PARKINSON & DOCKENDORFF
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Lincoln School
National Register Listing Date:11/7/2013
State Register Listing Date:8/23/2013
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

PROJECTING CENTRAL BAY W/SEGMENTAL ARCHED TRANSOMED DOOR W/STONE SURROUND. CENTRAL BAY W/CLIPPED CNRS. NARROW WINDOWS W/STONE SILLS IN CENTRAL BAY. UPPER CENTRAL BAY CORNICE & PARAPET W/SMALL GEOMETRIC STONE PANELS. STONE BASEMENT COURSE. Designed by La Crosse school specialists Parkinson & Dockendorff.
Bibliographic References:SHAWANO EVENING LEADER: 08/08/74, p. 17; 9/10/84 (illustrated). See TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SCHOOL HOUSE PLANNING. LACROSSE, WI: PARKINSON AND DOCKENDORFF, 1927. Shawano County Advocate: April 1, 1924, p. 1; July 1, 1924, p. 1.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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