120 E SILVER SPRING DR

Historic Name:
Dominican High School

Other Name:

Reference Number:
180181

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Property Location

Location (Address)	120 E SILVER SPRING DR
County	Milwaukee
City/Village	Whitefish Bay
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built	1956
Additions
Survey Date	2011
Historic Use	school – elem/middle/jr high/high
Architectural Style	Contemporary
Structural System
Wall Material	Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished	No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments	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. In 1952, St. Monica Catholic Church joined with St. Robert parish in Shorewood to found Dominican High School at 120 E. Silver Spring Drive. St. Monica donated the eight and a half acre site, as well as ten acres on Lydell Avenue for use as athletic fields. The three-story high school building was designed by Alvin Grellinger of Grellinger, Brimeyer, and Rose Architects, and was constructed of brick and concrete at the cost of $3,100,000. It opened for classes in the fall of 1956, with 27 classrooms, administrative offices, a cafeteria, library, 1,500-seat auditorium, and gymnasium. In 1960, a convent was constructed next door at 135 E. Lake View Avenue to house the sisters who taught at the high school. The site’s original farmhouse, located at 134 E. Silver Spring Drive, was utilized as a rectory by the Dominican High School chaplains. It was demolished in 1982 for increased parking space for the high school.
Bibliographic References	Building permit records on file at Whitefish Bay Village Hall. Whitefish Bay Historical Research Project. Volume 9. Mimi Bird Collection, Whitefish Bay: Whitefish Bay Public Library.

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National/State Register Listing Name	Not Listed
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Contributing	Yes

school – elem/middle/jr high/high Contemporary

Milwaukee
County

Whitefish Bay
Community

1950-1959
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