McVey School

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McVey School
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Location Jct. of MO 50 and Rte M, Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates 38°41′59″N93°11′23″W / 38.69972°N 93.18972°W / 38.69972; -93.18972 Coordinates: 38°41′59″N93°11′23″W / 38.69972°N 93.18972°W / 38.69972; -93.18972
Area less than one acre
Built 1886 (1886)
Architect Cousley, William
Architectural style One-room schoolhouse
NRHP reference # 99001255 [1]
Added to NRHP October 14, 1999

McVey School, also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse, is a historic one-room school located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It was built in 1886, and is a one-story, brick building measuring 19 feet by 29 feet. Also on the property is a contributing privy. The school closed in 1956 and opened as a museum maintained by the Pettis County Historical Society in 1966. [2] :5

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Rhonda Chalfant (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McVey School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1999)