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CA. 114 N GENESEE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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CA. 114 N GENESEE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
CA. 114 N GENESEE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Franklin Grade School
Other Name:Franklin Grade School
Contributing:
Reference Number:42827
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CA. 114 N GENESEE ST
County:Lincoln
City:Merrill
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1925
Additions:
Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:The Franklin Grade School is significant under Criterion C as a good example of Art Deco public architecture in Merrill. Franklin Grade School, located at 114-120 N. Genesee Street on Merrill's west side, between 1925 and 1930, is a two and one-half story brick and concrete structure designed in the Art Deco style. This building functions yet today (1992) as an elementary school serving Merrill's West Side.
Bibliographic References:(A) Merrill City Directories, 1925, 1930, located at T.B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, WI.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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