Boscobel High School

Boscobel High School, also known as the Rock School, is a historic school building at 207 Buchanan Street in Boscobel, Wisconsin.[2]

Boscobel High School
Boscobel High School
Boscobel High School is located in Wisconsin
Boscobel High School
Location207 Buchanan St., Boscobel, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°07′59″N 90°42′11″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectVan Ryn & DeGelleke
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.86003518[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1986

Description and history

Boscobel High School was built in 1898 to replace Boscobel's original high school, which opened in 1867. Milwaukee architects Van Ryn & DeGelleke, who designed schools for four of Wisconsin's state universities and many local school districts, designed the Romanesque Revival building. The building is three stories tall and clad in local limestone with a four-story tower above the front entrance. Its design includes an arched entrance, stone lintels, an oriel window on the tower, and front-facing gables on each side of the tower. The school operated until 1984 and is the oldest educational building remaining in Boscobel.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Boscobel High School / Old Rock High School". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. Glasbrenner, Susan J. (1986-07-02). "Boscobel High School". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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