Property Record
S913 STH 88, 0.13 MI N OF COUNTY HIGHWAY NN
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
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| Other Name: | OAK GROVE SCHOOL |
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| Reference Number: | 2444 |
| Location (Address): | S913 STH 88, 0.13 MI N OF COUNTY HIGHWAY NN |
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| County: | Buffalo |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Gilmanton |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 23 |
| Range: | 11 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 22 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 20032017 |
| Historic Use: | one to six room school |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | RETURN CORNICE. ROMANESQUE REVIVAL ENTRANCE WITH CORBEL TABLE. BELL TOWER MISSING. Resurveyed in 2003, altered with downsized windows, addition of large attached garage, loss of [historic material]. 2017- "Constructed in 1913, the Oak Grove School is a front-gable, one-room schoolhouse with a stone foundation and walls clad in brick with stone sills and trim. The gable roof is covered with asphalt shingles and features cornice returns and a brick end chimney on the west (rear) elevation. A date stone in the peak of the east gable reads “School Dist. No. 4 - 1913.” A small, gable-roof, brick entry porch on the front (east) facade features a Romanesque arch beneath a peaked parapet adorned with brick corbels. The entrance has been downsized and contains a modern half-glazed door, and a modern wood deck has been added. A secondary basement entrance is located at the northeast corner of the front facade. Evenly spaced windows are found along the north and south (side) elevations; the openings have flat stone headers and have been downsized with modern awnings to accommodate replacement sash. A bell tower shown in a historic image has been removed. A c.1980 garage addition extends on the south elevation and the property now functions as a residence." -"STH 88: CTH U to STH 37", WisDOT#7730-02-30, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2017). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Plaque. “2007.015.0072 - Print, Photographic,” Buffalo County Historical Society, http://bchs.pastperfectonline.com/photo/4704498E- 83E3-4964-84AA-389838229880. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |