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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 1045 E DAYTON ST |
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| County | Dane |
| City/Village | Madison |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1939 |
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| Survey Date | 1984 |
| Historic Use | school – elem/middle/jr high/high |
| Architectural Style | Late Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | Starck, Sheldon and Schneider |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
Map code is 0709-131-1501-4. Built in part with federal funds. Designed to house a department for deaf children, located next to the Dayton Street entrance of the grade unit. Called the Burrows Field School in 1938 Madison School Board report. The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood: A Walking Tour: "The first school built to serve the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood was the original Seventh Ward school, built in 1900 at the intersection of E. Dayton and N. Thornton Streets. This school, served the community until 1940, by which time the number of students in the area had increased to the point where a new school was necessary. The new school, which was named after pioneer Wisconsin educator Increase A. Lapham, was one of three built in the city in 1939, the others being Washington School and Marquette School. All three were constructed on the unit plan with a classroom section, a gym section (which included a kitchen and recreation room designed for community use), an auditorium and office section, and a special section whcih, in the case of the Lapham school, served the needs of the city's deaf children. The fine new Lapham School building was designed in the Collegiate Gothic style by the Madison firm of Starck, Sheldon, and Schneider, the senior partner of whom was Edward F. Starck, the former principal in the firm of Claude & Starck. When Starck parted from Claude in 1929 he formed a new firm with Hubert Schneider - Starck & Schneider. In 1935 Karl Sheldon became the third partner." |
| Bibliographic References | Wisconsin State Journal, Centennial Edition, 1939. The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1997, Madison Landmarks Commission. Report of the School Year 1937-1938. Madison: Board of Education, December 1938. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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