Old Rock School (Dodgeville, Wisconsin)

Old Rock School
Location 914 Bequette St., Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°58′7″N 90°7′59″W / 42.96861°N 90.13306°W / 42.96861; -90.13306Coordinates: 42°58′7″N 90°7′59″W / 42.96861°N 90.13306°W / 42.96861; -90.13306
Built 1853
Architect Carkeek, Thomas
NRHP reference # 78000101[1]
Added to NRHP December 18, 1978

The Old Rock School in Dodgeville, Wisconsin is a school that was built in 1853 and converted into a private house in 1882.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1][3]

It is a two-story building constructed of limestone rubble, with massive blocks of dressed limestone serving as quoins and lintels. It has a central chimney and a gable roof. Its interior dimensions are 22 feet (6.7 m) by 36 feet (11 m). The school was converted into a one-family house in the 1890s and into a multiple unit residence in the 1950s.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 C.F. and J.M. Baime (June 1, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Rock School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2017. with photo from 1978
  3. ↑ "Old Rock School". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-10-25.


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