Everett School (St. Joseph, Missouri)

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Everett School
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Location826 S 14th St., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates 39°45′34″N94°50′37″W / 39.75944°N 94.84361°W / 39.75944; -94.84361 Coordinates: 39°45′34″N94°50′37″W / 39.75944°N 94.84361°W / 39.75944; -94.84361
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectMeier, Rudolph; Lehr, James W.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri MPS AD
NRHP reference No. 05001023 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 2005

Everett School, also known as St. Joseph Christian School, is a historic school building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1909, and is a two-story, "E"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a crenellated parapet and central bay topped by a large projecting metal arch with prominent keystone. Also on the property are the contributing gymnasium and power plant. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Shelley White and Penelope Kress (November 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Everett School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)