Property Record
6729 18TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
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| Other Name: | LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
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| Reference Number: | 9559 |
| Location (Address): | 6729 18TH AVE |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | JOHN D CHUBB |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ART DECO INTERPRETATION OF COLLEGIATE GOTHIC; POLYCHROME BRICKWORK; BRICK PIERS W/ ART DECO CAPITOLS. In 1912 schools superintendent Mary D. Bradford began a campaign to reorganize Kenosha's schools to include junior high schools. Her campaing succeeded and in 1929 this was built as the state's first junior high school. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building Kenosha, Department of Community Development of the City of Kenosha, 1982. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |