Institute, Wisconsin

Institute is an unincorporated community on Highway 57 in the town of Sevastopol, Door County, Wisconsin.

Institute, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Institute, Wisconsin, 2013, Wisconsin Highway 57, looking south toward town
Institute, Wisconsin, 2013, Wisconsin Highway 57, looking south toward town
Institute is located in Wisconsin
Institute
Institute
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°53′36″N 87°17′13″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDoor
TownSevastopol
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code920
FIPS code[1]
GNIS feature ID1566943[2]

Institute was named for a Roman Catholic boarding school that once stood there.[3]

Town Hall

In 2009, a new town hall building on the south side of Institute was finished,[4] located near the Sevastopol School District buildings[5] and adjoining the Sevastopol Town Park.[6]

  • Dairy barn near Institute, 1980
    Dairy barn near Institute, 1980
  • Institute on June 27, 2020, with the town hall and school buildings in the lower part of the photo
    Institute on June 27, 2020, with the town hall and school buildings in the lower part of the photo

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Institute". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  3. Door County Place Names and Chapter XXII History of Door County Churches in History of Door County, Wisconsin, The County Beautiful by Hjalmar R. Holand (1917), section on St. Aloysius Institute
  4. Past, present clerk/treasurers reflect on the position, interview with Linda Wait and Amy Flok, USA Today Network-Wisconsin, August 19, 2016
  5. End of an Era at Sevastopol School by Craig Sterrett, Door County Pulse, June 18, 2021, also see Sevastopol School District, Official Website
  6. Town Parks/Launch Area, Town of Sevastopol, 2022



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.