Simpson's College

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Simpson's College
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Location 515 E. Jackson St., Graham, Missouri
Coordinates 40°12′1″N95°2′1″W / 40.20028°N 95.03361°W / 40.20028; -95.03361 Coordinates: 40°12′1″N95°2′1″W / 40.20028°N 95.03361°W / 40.20028; -95.03361
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built c. 1860 (1860)
NRHP reference # 78001670 [1]
Added to NRHP January 30, 1978

Simpson's College, also known as Simpson's College Museum, was a historic school building located at Graham, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was built about 1860, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building, measuring approximately 20 feet by 28 feet. A school occupied the building until 1869, after which it became a private residence. The structure was demolished in 2009.

School institution designed to teach students under the direction of teachers

A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught, is commonly called a university college or university, but these higher education institutions are usually not compulsory.

Graham, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Graham is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 171 at the 2010 census.

Nodaway County, Missouri county in Missouri, United States

Nodaway County is a county located in the northwest part of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,370. Its county seat is Maryville. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and is named for the Nodaway River. It is the largest in area of the counties added to Missouri in the 1836 Platte Purchase, and the fourth-largest county in Missouri.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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