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
Willard D. Purdy Junior High and Vocational School is located in Wisconsin
Willard D. Purdy Junior High and Vocational School
Location110 W. Third St., Marshfield, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°39′52″N 90°10′33″W / 44.66444°N 90.17583°W / 44.66444; -90.17583Coordinates: 44°39′52″N 90°10′33″W / 44.66444°N 90.17583°W / 44.66444; -90.17583
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1919
Architect (1919)
Parkinson & Dockendorff (1926)
Architectural styleLate 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 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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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.


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