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UW-PLATTEVILLE

Architecture and History Inventory
UW-PLATTEVILLE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:UW-Platteville, Main Hall
Other Name:UW-Platteville, Main Hall
Contributing:
Reference Number:46398
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):UW-PLATTEVILLE
County:Grant
City:Platteville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1906
Additions:
Survey Date:1979
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1981
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED JUNE, 1981. THE MAIN BUILDING WAS OPENED ON AUGUST 26, 1907, TO REPLACE THE NORMAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS WHICH THE SCHOOL HAD OUTGROWN (INCUDED AMONG THESE WAS ROUNTREE HALL). THE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED $135,000 FOR THE NEW BUILDING, WITH THE REST OF THE COSTS BEING COVERED BY THE $150,000 RAISED BY THE SALE OF THE OLD BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. THE MAIN BUILDING WAS BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE OLD ATHLETIC FIELD. IN 1911, LANDS FOR A NEW ATHLETIC FIELD, PLAY GROUNDS, AND TENNIS COURTS WERE PURCHASED. (FROM CATALOG, 1910-11, 1914-15). THE MAIN BUILDING CONTAINS LABORATORIES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, BACTERIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, MUSIC, SPEECH AND RADIO BROADCASTING. (FROM CATALOG, 1970-72).
Bibliographic References:STATE NORMAL SCHOOL CATALOG, 1910-1911, P. 9; STATE NORMAL SCHOOL CATALOG, 1914-1915, P. 6; GENERAL CATALOG, 1970-1972, P. 35.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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