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Prescott School

Coordinates: 38°03′55″N 94°41′55″W / 38.065278°N 94.698611°W / 38.065278; -94.698611
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Prescott School
Prescott School is located in Kansas
Prescott School
Prescott School is located in the United States
Prescott School
Location3rd and Main Sts., Prescott, Kansas
Coordinates38°03′55″N 94°41′55″W / 38.065278°N 94.698611°W / 38.065278; -94.698611
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1882-83
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.82002664[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1982

The Prescott School at Third and Main in Prescott in Linn County, Kansas, also known as the old Prescott School, was built in 1882–83 with Italianate style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

It is a two-story brick building, about 55 by 30 feet (16.8 m × 9.1 m) in the plan, on a limestone foundation, with 14 inches (0.36 m) thick walls. The building was wired for electricity in 1924. Its coal-burning stoves were used until 1956 when gas heating was installed. It was modified by the addition of an entry hall in 1949 but that was removed in 1980. It was modified by the relocation and attachment of rural schoolhouses in 1953 and 1958, but those were removed in 1956.[2]

As of 1982, a 1924 high school nearby served as an elementary school.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Nora Pat Small (March 30, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prescott School". National Park Service. Retrieved May 28, 2017. With 11 photos.