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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 816 E KNAPP ST / 809 E Ogden Ave |
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| County | Milwaukee |
| City/Village | Milwaukee |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1928 |
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| Additions | 1930 |
| Survey Date | 1975,2010,2019,1984 |
| Historic Use | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | Guy E. Wiley |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
2010: This large, four-story, Collegiate Gothic Revival-style school is constructed with brick and consists primarily of heavy wall piers that form bays fitted with large window openings that have been infilled with paneling and small windows. The main (south) facade fronts a playground and features a setback of the upper two stories. The facade is adorned with stone paneling above the windows of the first and second floors, stone caps at the top of the wall piers and two small roof blocks outfitted with a pair of Gothic-arched openings. The window infill panels are brightly painted in a mural format. The other facades carry similar stone enhancements. Window openings on those facades are infilled with a variety of paneling, brick and modern plate-glass windows. Constructed in 1928, the former Lincoln High School was designed by Milwaukee Public School architect, Guy E. Wiley. It replaced the 1887 East Division High School, which was the first building constructed exclusively as a high school in Milwaukee. Lincoln High School and its companion Riverside High School (1615 E. Locust) served students on Milwaukee's east side. The building operated as a public high school until at least 1979. It currently operates as the Lincoln Center for the Arts within the Milwaukee Public Schools system. Resurveyed as part of Milwaukee Downtown Connector Arch/History Survey (2010), Prepared by Heritage Research. |
| Bibliographic References | City of Milwaukee Central Business District Historic Resources Survey. Building permit. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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