The Clearing Folk School
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The Clearing Folk School, usually called just The Clearing, is a 125-acre (0.51 km2) continuing education institution located near Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded by Jens Jensen in 1935. A successful landscape architect, Jensen began acquiring a private summer estate in 1919; the estate, re-landscaped by Jensen, became the nucleus of the school.[2] Jensen was inspired by the folk high schools of his native Denmark.[3]
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The Clearing | |
Location | Ellison Bay, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 45.259914°N 87.071009°W / 45.259914; -87.071009 |
Area | 125 acres (51 ha) |
Built | 1935 |
Architect | Jens Jensen; Hugh Garden |
NRHP reference No. | 74000080[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 31, 1974 |
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