Whittier School (Mitchell, South Dakota)

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Whittier School
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Location410 W. Second Ave., Mitchell, South Dakota
Coordinates 43°42′46″N98°1′49″W / 43.71278°N 98.03028°W / 43.71278; -98.03028
Built1935
Built byKuipers, P.W.
Architect Kings & Dixon
NRHP reference No. 06001309 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 2007

The Whittier School in Mitchell, South Dakota, is a Works Progress Administration-funded school building of vernacular, local design that was built in 1935. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

It has brick exterior walls and a stone belt course along with modillion blocks near the roofline. It has a hipped roof with red clay tile. Most windows are nine over one, double hung windows. [2] It was designed by architects Kings & Dixon.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Mike Vogel (November 15, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whittier School". National Park Service . Retrieved February 2, 2017. with photos