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Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)

Coordinates: 37°17′49″N 89°31′45″W / 37.2968256°N 89.5292322°W / 37.2968256; -89.5292322
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Jefferson School
Jefferson School, March 2011
Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is located in Missouri
Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) is located in the United States
Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
Location731 Jefferson Ave., Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Coordinates37°17′49″N 89°31′45″W / 37.2968256°N 89.5292322°W / 37.2968256; -89.5292322
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Built byTaylor, W.W. & Son
ArchitectBlackwood, Lewis B.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.09000300[1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 2009

Jefferson School was an elementary school building located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1904, and is a two-story, red brick and stone elementary school building with a raised sandstone foundation and hipped roof. It featured a bell tower rising above the roofline. It operated as the city's elementary school for African-American students from 1953–1955, when it closed.[2]: 5, 7  It was demolished on December 28, 2012.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Julie Ann LaMouria (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  3. ^ "Old Jefferson School being torn down". Retrieved 9 September 2022.