Washington School (Monroe City, Missouri)

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Washington School
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Washington School, May 2014
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Location529 S. Locust St., Monroe City, Missouri
Coordinates 39°38′17″N91°44′12″W / 39.63806°N 91.73667°W / 39.63806; -91.73667 Coordinates: 39°38′17″N91°44′12″W / 39.63806°N 91.73667°W / 39.63806; -91.73667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byEpple Construction Co.
Architect Bonsack & Pearce
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 94001502 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1994

Washington School, also known as the Head Start Building, is a historic school building located at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri. It was built in 1937, and is a one-story, "T"-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. It housed three classrooms for the education of the African-American students of Monroe City.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

Also on the property are the contributing the flagpole which was erected at the same time as the building, and a Merry-go-round from the same period. [2] :5

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Debbie Sheals (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 11 photographs from 1994)