Property Record
612 BEASER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BEASER SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | Cooperative Educational Service Agency |
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| Reference Number: | 537 |
| Location (Address): | 612 BEASER AVE |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | HENRY WILDHAGEN |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Beaser School |
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| 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 |
| 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. See NHRP forms. Cream brick 3-story Victorian school with brownstone trim and an octagonal belfry. 2008--the school has not changed in appearance since it was last surveyed; however, there is no photo of the circa 1950s addition to the southeast; therefore, a survey card has been made to show the modern wing. |
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| Bibliographic References: | See Henry Wildhagen Schhols of Ashland Thematic Group Nomination. Eckert, Kathryn. Sandstone buildings in the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |