Property Record
1901 176TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | PARIS CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | PARIS SCHOOL |
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| Reference Number: | 240141 |
| Location (Address): | 1901 176TH AVE |
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| County: | Kenosha |
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| Township/Village: | Paris |
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| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 21 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 21 |
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| Year Built: | 1949 |
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| Additions: | 1957 1960 |
| Survey Date: | 2019 |
| Historic Use: | elementary, middle, jr.high, or high |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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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 process of consolidation affected rural Kenosha County in the post-war period as it did throughout Wisconsin. In 1944, the Town of Paris began the process of dissolving the old school districts. All of Paris, along with a section of the neighboring Town of Bristol, and a portion of Yorkville in Racine County combined into five schools by 1946. In 1948, a new school was planned for the consolidated district. The first consolidated new school in Kenosha County, the Paris Consolidated Elementary School, located at 1901 176th Avenue in the Town of Paris, was completed near the center of the town in 1949. The contemporary style school was designed by architect Lawrence Monberg and built by the Camosy Construction Company of Kenosha. For more information on Lawrence Monberg, refer to the Architecture Chapter. The school initially contained four classrooms, a cafeteria, office, and boiler room. Playing fields, a playground, and parking lot were added in the early 1950s. A large two-story addition, containing classrooms, was completed in 1957 to the south and another addition was added in 1960. The last large addition was completed in 1964. Designed by architect Robert Kueny, this addition included a gymnasium, office, four classrooms, and a library. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Our Country Roots,” Paris Consolidated School website <www.paris.k12.wi.us/about/our-country-roots/> |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |