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| + | {{infobox institution | ||
| + | | name = Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls | ||
| + | | image = WIgirlsschl.png | ||
| + | | image_size = 250px | ||
| + | | alt = | ||
| + | | caption = | ||
| + | | established = 1876 | ||
| + | | construction_began = | ||
| + | | construction_ended = | ||
| + | | opened = 1941 (Second location) | ||
| + | | closed = | ||
| + | | demolished = | ||
| + | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] | ||
| + | | building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]] | ||
| + | | architect(s) = | ||
| + | | location = Oregon, WI | ||
| + | | architecture_style = | ||
| + | | peak_patient_population = | ||
| + | | alternate_names =</br> | ||
| + | * Milwaukee Industrial School | ||
| + | * School for Girls | ||
| + | * Oakhill Correctional Institution | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | The state's first reform school for girls began as the Milwaukee Industrial School, a private institution for the care of delinquent and orphaned girls and very young boys. State government began contributing taxpayer support in 1876, and in 1878 it was renamed the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls; the state took over its operation in 1917. In 1941, the school moved from Milwaukee to Oregon, in Dane Co., and in 1945 was renamed the School for Girls. In August 1972, it became a coeducational juvenile reformatory; four years later the facilities became the Oakhill Correctional Institution (an adult prison) and its young inmates were transferred to Lincoln Hills, a co-ed facility for juveniles. | ||
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| + | ==Images== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls 1892.jpg | File:Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls 1892.jpg | ||
| + | File:WIgirlsschl1.png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | [[Category: Wisconsin]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Active Institution]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Cottage Plan]] | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 13 August 2013
| Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls | |
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| Established | 1876 |
| Opened | 1941 (Second location) |
| Current Status | Active |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Location | Oregon, WI |
| Alternate Names |
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History
The state's first reform school for girls began as the Milwaukee Industrial School, a private institution for the care of delinquent and orphaned girls and very young boys. State government began contributing taxpayer support in 1876, and in 1878 it was renamed the Wisconsin Industrial School for Girls; the state took over its operation in 1917. In 1941, the school moved from Milwaukee to Oregon, in Dane Co., and in 1945 was renamed the School for Girls. In August 1972, it became a coeducational juvenile reformatory; four years later the facilities became the Oakhill Correctional Institution (an adult prison) and its young inmates were transferred to Lincoln Hills, a co-ed facility for juveniles.
