Leota School for Girls

The former Leota School for Girls, also known as the Bones School, is a historic Victorian architecture residential building completed in 1910 in Evansville, Wisconsin at 443 South First Street. It was originally constructed as a home for Vivas C. and Phila Holmes, owners of the Evansville Mercantile Association (Grange Store).[1] The home was sold in 1934 to William and Jenny Bone who opened the school. They also operated the Leota Camp based at the home.[1] The school closed in 1959.[2]

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  1. ^ a b 443 South First, The Leota School for Girls by Ruth Ann Montgomery 1999
  2. ^ Tour group 5 Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine City of Evansville

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