Moberly Junior High School

Moberly Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	101 N Johnson St., Moberly, Missouri
Coordinates	39°25′9″N92°26′37″W / 39.41917°N 92.44361°W / 39.41917; -92.44361
Area	less than one acre
Built	1917 (1917), 1930
Built by	Peterson, Lawrence
Architect	Abt, Ludwig
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	07001340 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 4, 2008

Moberly Junior High School is a historic school building located at 101 N Johnson Street, in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, that was used until 1997. The main block was built in 1929, and is a two-story, H-shaped, brick building with simple Art Deco styling. The rear auditorium wing was built in 1917 and was originally an addition to an older school that burned. The auditorium and gymnasium wing was demolished in August 2018. ^{[2] : 5  [3]} In 2024, renovations began to turn the school into a senior living community, with 40 units. ^[4]

The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Debbie Sheals and Becky Snider (July 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moberly Junior High School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 16 photographs from 2007)
3. Moberly Jr. High Demolition Work Continues
4. Groundbreaking Held for Moberly Junior High Renovation