Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School

Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School
Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School
Location Univ. of WI, Platteville, Platteville, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°44′03″N 90°29′10″W / 42.73417°N 90.48611°W / 42.73417; -90.48611 (Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School)Coordinates: 42°44′03″N 90°29′10″W / 42.73417°N 90.48611°W / 42.73417; -90.48611 (Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School)
Area less than one acre
Built 1916 (1916)
Architect Van Ryn & DeGelleke
Architectural style Neoclassical
NRHP reference # 85000578[1]
Added to NRHP March 14, 1985

The Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School is located in Platteville, Wisconsin.

History

The hall contained a forge room, a farm carpentry room, a dairy lab, a stock judging room, a gym, etc. The specialized training it allowed was a milestone in the state normal school system. Now known as Ullrich Hall, it is the oldest remaining academic building of what is now the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Agriculture and Manual Arts Bldg/Platteville St. Normal Sch". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  3. ↑ Lusignan, Paul (1984-11-30). "Agriculture and Manual Arts Building, Platteville State Normal School". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
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