South Side School (Geneseo, Illinois)

South Side School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	209 S. College Ave. Geneseo, Illinois
Coordinates	41°27′4″N90°9′33″W / 41.45111°N 90.15917°W / 41.45111; -90.15917
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1889
Architect	Ross, J.W.; Volk Construction Co.
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	75002142 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1975

The South Side School in Geneseo, Illinois was built in 1889. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ^[1]

It replaced "The American House" that served as a boarding house for out-of-town visitors from 1854. ^[2] The South Side School was designed by architect John W. Ross and was built by Volk Construction Co. ^[1] It was demolished, controversially, in 1979. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Full text of "Geneseo centennial history : 1836-1936"". archive.org. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
3. Stone, Mary Ida (1981). Geneseo, Illinois: The First 150 Years Sesquicentennial History Genealogy. Geneseo, Illinois: Geneseo Historical Association. p. 45. ASIN   B000BUFF2C.