Property Record
5610 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hawley School |
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| Reference Number: | 237880 |
| Location (Address): | 5610 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Survey Date: | 2019 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Hawley Avenue School was built in 1905 by the Town of Wauwatosa School District No. 8. In 1925, Milwaukee annexed that district, which also included the State Street School (4610 W. State St.) and the former Story School (replaced in 1936 by the existing Thirty-Sixth Street School at 3815 W. Kilbourn Ave.) The Hawley Avenue School, as originally built, had fifteen classrooms and a first-floor assembly room. The building is clad in brick with cast stone accents and a rock-faced stone basement story. The windows have been replaced but retain the original mullion patterns. The south entry bay was rebuilt sometime after the 1950s, but no other major additions have been constructed onto the school. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Construction Date: MPS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |