National Register of Historic Places

Ellis School

Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin
Listed
July 16, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80000103

About this property

Ellis School is a school building in Ashland, Wisconsin which was built in 1900. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1980. It is noted for its architecture—the design of Henry Wildhagen—which is of the 19th- and 20th-century revival styles. It is a two-story-plus-basement Neoclassical building. A 1979 architectural review described it as follows:"...simple, rectangular mass is varied only by a projecting center pedimented pavilion, cut by a Neoclassical arch over the entrance. The brownstone voussoirs and keystone of the arch and the basement story contrasted with the brick walls relate to the materials of the other schools. Although the grand arch and triple-window motif is again used to mark the story over the entrance, the omission of overt Richardsonian Romanesque references make the Ellis School unique among its fellows. Distribution of double-hung windows to either side of the center pavilion is regular, with four to each side. An elliptical window is set into the center pediment which intersects the low pyramidal roof." Wildhagen also designed three other schools in Ashland which are also NRHP-listed: Ashland Middle School (1904), Beaser School (1899), and Wilmarth School (1895).

Location

310 Stuntz Ave.
Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin
46.59405, -90.87279

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Sources

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When was Ellis School listed on the National Register?

Ellis School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Ellis School?

Ellis School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ellis School?

The period of significance for Ellis School is recorded as the industrial era.

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