The Fagalele Boys School, in Leone, American Samoa, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It is a church school built by the London Missionary Society, perhaps as early as 1850–1856, but before 1900. It was the first secondary school in what is now American Samoa, and it perhaps is the oldest surviving building on Tutuila Island.[2]

Fagalele Boys School
1971 photo
Fagalele Boys School is located in American Samoa
Fagalele Boys School
Nearest cityLeone, American Samoa
Coordinates14°20′31″S 170°47′10″W / 14.34194°S 170.78611°W / -14.34194; -170.78611
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
NRHP reference No.72001446[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972

It is a U-shaped building fitting within an 80-by-60-foot (24 m × 18 m) rectangle, apparently built of reinforced concrete or of rocks with a cement-plaster exterior. [2]

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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 Russell A. Apple (July 8, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fagalele Boys School". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1972