Original use: Lincoln Elementary School
Location: 720 East Gorham Street, on the site of the original Second Ward School.
Construction: 1915
Cost: $64,000.
Architects: Louis W. Claude and Edward F. Starke, who also designed the Collins house next door at 704 East Gorham.
Architectural style: Prairie School
Terra cotta eagles designed by George Grant Elmslie of Minneapolis.
History of building:
- 1915 to 1963. Elementary school
- 1963 (?) to 1980. Madison Art Center
- 1985- present. Lincoln School Apartments
All photos by Retiring Guy
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