South Ward School (Cresco, Iowa)
Appearance
South Ward School | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
![]() The apartment that replaced the school building | |
Location | 500 S. Elm St. Cresco, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 43°22′03″N 92°07′02″W / 43.36750°N 92.11722°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1896 |
Architect | James Byrne |
Architectural style | Late Victorian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 82000408[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 10, 1982 |
Removed from NRHP | September 19, 2019 |
The South Ward School was a historic building located in Cresco, Iowa, United States. It served as a grade school from 1897 to 1978. Because of low enrollment it was not used from 1949 to 1953.[2] The 2½-story brick structure was built on a raised limestone basement, and it was capped with a hipped roof. It was significant as a good example of late Victorian-style school buildings with Romanesque influences.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The school building has subsequently been torn down and replaced with a modern apartment building. It was removed from the NRHP in September of the same year.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Barbara Beving Long; Ralph J. Christian. "South Ward School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-09. with photos
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. September 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-25.