Roosevelt School | |
 Roosevelt school viewed from the southwest | |
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| Location | 140 East K Street, Casper, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 42°51′41″N106°19′26″W / 42.86139°N 106.32389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | Garbutt, Weidner & Sweeney |
| MPS | Buildings Designed by Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney in Casper MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001633 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1997 |
Roosevelt School in Casper, Wyoming, United States, originally named North Casper School, was designed by leading Wyoming architectural firm Garbutt, Weidner & Sweeney in 1921 and was built in 1922. Need for the school followed from a post-World War I boom in Casper's economy and population, connected to a boom in the petroleum industry there. The school served as a neighborhood center in an otherwise-neglected area of the town. [2]
The North Casper area was across railroad tracks from the rest of Casper, and was fast-growing. In the words of Vivian Dwyer, principal of the school, it was "a district of small homes, meager means, and large families." Schooling was not available to all. [3]
In 1921 an expansion of the existing school was planned, but instead a new building was designed and built. Only one wing of six classrooms was finished in a timely fashion, due perhaps to a union-related work stoppage. The central and north wings were completed in 1924. [3]
The school was named for Theodore Roosevelt. [3]
It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]
