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HISTORIC BLOOMING GROVE

ONE-ROOM AND EARLY GRADED SCHOOLS

HIESTAND SCHOOL

- located at 4418 Milwaukee Street

- built in 1855, replaced in 1915

- closed in the 1950s

- designated a Madison Landmark in 1976

- now home of Toad Hill Children's House

ESTES SCHOOL

- located at 6002 Cottage Grove Road

- built in 1875, replaced in 1935

- closed in 1968

- repurposed as Carl Payne Masonic Temple

- torn down in 2013 to build a grocery store

NICHOLS SCHOOL

- located at 5301 Monona Drive

- built in 1868, replaced in 1916

- closed in the 2008

- now Monona Grove School District Headquarters

MEIER SCHOOL

- located at 3410 Meier Road

- built in 1850, replaced in 1920

- closed in 1955

- now a private residence

WAUBESA SCHOOL

- located at 3579 Siggelkow Road

- built in 1861, replaced in 1920

- closed in 1960

- added to National Register of Historic Places in 1997

- now home of Common Threads Family Resource Center

BADGER SCHOOL

- located at 501 E. Badger Road

- built in 18__, replaced in 1914 and 1957

- closed in 1977

- replaced by Badger Rock Agro-Urban Charter School

  (Badger Rock Middle School) in 2012

FRANK ALLIS SCHOOL

- located at 4201 Buckeye Road

- built in 1916, replaced in 1956

- still in operation as Frank Allis Elementary School

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