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11132 W POTTER RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

11132 W POTTER RD

Architecture and History Inventory
11132 W POTTER RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:UNDERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:233355
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):11132 W POTTER RD
County:Milwaukee
City:Wauwatosa
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1938
Additions:
Survey Date:2016
Historic Use:school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Reuben Clas
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Identified in 2016 as built circa 1950; however, see citations above for confirmation of its construction in 1938.
Bibliographic References:"Break Ground for New Underwood School Building." Wauwatosa News, 30 December 1937, 2/1. "Pour Concrete for Underwood School." Wauwatosa News, 20 January 1938, 2/3.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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