Buck Creek School is a historic school in Perry, Kansas.
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| Nearest city | Perry, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°4′4″N 95°17′41″W / 39.06778°N 95.29472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c.1878 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002830[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1988 |
It was built in about 1878, closed in 1952 and added to the National Register in 1988.
It is a 25 by 40 feet (7.6 m × 12.2 m) plan building with limestone blocks forming its west, south, and east walls, and limestone rubble forming its north wall.[2]
During the opening credits of the television movie The Day After, the school can be seen with both exterior and interior shots.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Martha Hagedorn-Krass (November 7, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Buck Creek School". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2017. With 11 photos from 1998.