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Wolverton Public School

Coordinates: 46°33′55″N 96°44′8″W / 46.56528°N 96.73556°W / 46.56528; -96.73556
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Wolverton Public School
Wolverton Public School viewed from the east
Wolverton Public School is located in Minnesota
Wolverton Public School
Wolverton Public School is located in the United States
Wolverton Public School
LocationNorth 1st Street,
Wolverton, Minnesota
Coordinates46°33′55″N 96°44′8″W / 46.56528°N 96.73556°W / 46.56528; -96.73556
AreaLess than one acre
Built1906, expanded 1917
MPSWilkin County MRA
NRHP reference No.80002188[1]
Designated July 17, 1980

Wolverton Public School is a former school building in Wolverton, Minnesota, United States. It was constructed in 1906 and expanded in 1917. It closed in 1978.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of education and social history.[3] It was nominated for being one of the more architecturally consistent examples of the era's schools built for expandability as populations increased.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Harvey, Tom (September 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Wolverton Public School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  3. ^ "Wolverton School". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2017-12-25.