1000 ELLIS AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1000 ELLIS AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1000 ELLIS AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL / ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Other Name:ASHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:535
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1000 ELLIS AVE
County:Ashland
City:Ashland
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions: 1918
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:elementary, middle, jr.high, or high
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brownstone
Architect: HENRY WILDHAGEN
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1990
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Ashland Middle School
National Register Listing Date:7/17/1980
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Wildhagen Schools of Ashland & Thematic Group
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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

SYMMETRICAL FACADE WITH TOWER AND ARCHED ENTRY. SIDE WINGS. SEE CONNECTED DODD GYMNASIUM & C.F. LATIMER SCHOOL OF MANUAL ARTS. ARCHIE DONALD WAS THE CONTRACTOR. Removed from the National Register on 5/12/2009.
Bibliographic References:PHILLIPS BEE (SIC) 1/17/91. NAME PLATE. SCHOOL BOARD NOTES. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination Form
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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