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1615 KEELER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1615 KEELER AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1615 KEELER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Roosevelt Junior High School
Other Name:Beloit Intermediate School / Kolak Education Center
Contributing:
Reference Number:81882
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1615 KEELER AVE
County:Rock
City:Beloit
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1921
Additions:
Survey Date:19812015
Historic Use:school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style:Spanish/Mediterranean Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Jos. C. Llewellyn Company, Chicago
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:Eclectic Resurgence three story school of wine colored brick with "Spanish Romanesque" overtones. Decorative terra cotta plaques: tree at center parapet; garlands in tympana of doorways below concentric low arches surmounted by a gabled blind arcade.
Bibliographic References:(A) Building plauq over door. (B) "Come With Us to See the Beloit Public Schools," RCHS Archives Vertical File.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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