Property Record
912 ALGOMA BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ROSE C. SWART EDUCATIONAL CENTER, #8 |
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| Other Name: | UW-Oshkosh, Swart Hall, OSH 0008 |
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| Reference Number: | 66162 |
| Location (Address): | 912 ALGOMA BLVD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1928 |
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| Survey Date: | 19802011 |
| Historic Use: | university or college building |
| Architectural Style: | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Oshkosh State Normal School Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/6/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THE EDUCATIONAL CENTER IS A THREE STORY RED BRICK STRUCTURE WITH CENTRAL PAVILION MARKED BY THREE STORY BAY WINDOWS TERMINATING IN A CRENELLATED PATTERN. THE CENTRAL ENTRANCE IS ELABORATELY FRAMED WITH THE ARCHED OPENING CAPPED BY TRACERY PATTERNS. THIS THREE STORY BRICK BUILDING HOUSES AN ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE EDUCATION OFFICES. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: SWART HALL WAS NAMED AFTER A LONG-TIME FACULITY MEMBER IN THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, ROSE C. SWART. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BIBLIGRAPHICAL SOURCES: A. UNIVERSITY OF WIS. -OSHKOSH UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 1974-75, P.224. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |