Myers School (Shoshone, Idaho)

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Myers School
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Myers School
Location of Myers School in Idaho
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Myers School
Myers School (the United States)
Nearest city Shoshone, Idaho
Coordinates 42°57′28″N114°29′23″W / 42.9577°N 114.4898°W / 42.9577; -114.4898
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc.1910
Built by Bill Darrah
MPS Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR [1] (64000165)
NRHP reference No. 83002380
Added to NRHP8 September 1983 [2]

The Myers School near Shoshone, Idaho, United States, was a lava rock schoolhouse built in the 1910s probably by sheep rancher and stonemason Bill Darrah. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983, when it was in deteriorated condition. [3] [4]

It is the only lava rock schoolhouse in the two-county area covered in a study of lava rock structures. [4]

References

  1. "National Register Information System  Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR (#64000165)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System  Myers School (#83002380)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. Posey–Ploss, Marian (September 8, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR". National Register of Historic Places . Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service . Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Idaho Historical Society Inventory: Myers School". National Register of Historic Places . Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. September 8, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2017. With a photo from 1979.