Waubesa School

Waubesa School
Waubesa School is located in Wisconsin
Waubesa School
Location within Wisconsin
Location5979 Sigglekow Rd., McFarland, Wisconsin[1]
Coordinates43°01′34″N 89°16′38″W / 43.02611°N 89.27722°W / 43.02611; -89.27722 (Waubesa School)
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1920 (1920)
Built byLouis A. Harrison
Architectural styleAmerican Craftsman
NRHP reference No.97000806[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1997

The Waubesa School is a historic school building at 5979 Siggelkow Road in McFarland, Wisconsin. Built in 1920 by contractor Louis A. Harrison, the school is a relatively late example of a one-room schoolhouse. The one-story brick building has an American Craftsman design with a projecting entrance topped by a bell tower, large sash windows, and a gable roof with exposed rafters. Like most one-room schoolhouses built after 1910, the Waubesa School is much larger than its nineteenth-century counterparts, and it included amenities such as electric wiring, a furnace, and a small library; its plans also included indoor plumbing, but this was rejected by voters due to its cost. Many of these features were likely a response to Wisconsin's state graded school initiative; though one-room schools were ineligible to be state-graded, the school met many of the other certification requirements. The school operated until 1954, when the school board voted to consolidate with the McFarland School District; McFarland used the building as a kindergarten until 1961 and sold it to private owners the following year.[3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "5979 Siggelkow Rd". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ Miller, Elizabeth L. (October 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Waubesa School". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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