Property Record
1505 Gatewood Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Beaumont Elementary School |
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| Reference Number: | 245091 |
| Location (Address): | 1505 Gatewood Street |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1959 |
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| Survey Date: | 2022 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Robert Surplice |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A combined site for Beaumont Park and an elementary school was planned for the southwest side of Green Bay in 1955. The Beaumont Elementary School, located at 1505 Gatewood Street, was completed in 1959. Robert Surplice was born in Green Bay in 1912 and attended the University of Illinois, studying architectural engineering. He married Marian Baler in 1937, and in 1938 Robert Surplice began an architectural practice in Green Bay that quickly grew into a successful firm known as Surplice Associates. The office specialized in school and commercial buildings, often embracing a modern architectural language popular in the post-war period, and primarily located across Wisconsin. Robert Surplice retired in 1974 and died in 1982. His office, Surplice Associates, typically working in a contemporary style. In 1985, Surplice Associates merged with Foth and VanDyke, an architecture and engineering firm. In 1995, the firm renamed itself Millennium Architects and Designers, Ltd. and is still operating presently. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |