Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
Appearance
Jefferson School | |
Location | 731 Jefferson Ave., Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 37°17′53″N 89°31′15″W / 37.29806°N 89.52083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1904 |
Built by | Taylor, W.W. & Son |
Architect | Blackwood, Lewis B. |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
NRHP reference No. | 09000300[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 12, 2009 |
Jefferson School is a historic 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 features 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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- African-American history of Missouri
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- School buildings completed in 1904
- Schools in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
- Southeast Missouri Registered Historic Place stubs