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Wheatley Public School
Wheatley Public School is a historic school building located at Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. It was built in 1928 population and remained so until the end of segregation in 1958.[2]: 5 It is a two-story, "U"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building with a central gymnasium. The building sits on a cast concrete foundation and has a flat roof. It was constructed to serve the African-American student It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
Wheatley Public School | |
Wheatley Public School, October 2014 | |
| Location | 921 Garfield St., Poplar Bluff, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 36°45′53″N 90°23′49″W / 36.76472°N 90.39694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Bonsack and Pearce Inc.; Miller, J.J. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Garfield Historic District (ID100001686) |
| MPS | Poplar Bluff MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000037[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 13, 1998 |
| Designated CP | October 2, 2017 |
Along with two other contributing buildings, it is part of the Garfield Historic District, listed on the National Register in 2017.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Philip Thomason (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wheatley Public School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016.