Willard D. Purdy Junior High and Vocational School

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Willard D. Purdy Junior High and Vocational School
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William D. Purdy Junio High, October 2010
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Location110 W. Third St., Marshfield, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°39′54″N90°10′35″W / 44.66500°N 90.17639°W / 44.66500; -90.17639
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1919
Architect Childs & Smith (1919)
Parkinson & Dockendorff (1926)
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 92001188 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1992

The Willard D. Purdy Junior High and Vocational School, also known as Purdy School, is a historic school building located on Third Street in Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States. Built in 1919, it was the first junior high school in Marshfield. It was named after a local soldier who died in World War I. The building was designed in the Collegiate Gothic style by Childs & Smith from Chicago. A substantial addition to the school in 1926 increased the size by more than three-fold and was designed by architects Parkinson & Dockendorff from La Crosse, Wisconsin. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Timothy F. Heggland (September 7, 2005). "City of Marshfield Wood County, Wisconsin: Intensive Survey Report". City of Marshfield Historic Preservation Committee. pp. 20, 58, and 60.