The Meadows Schoolhouse is a two-story schoolhouse building located in New Meadows, Idaho which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It has a tin roof, like many other buildings in the area do, for shedding snow.[1][2]
Meadows Schoolhouse | |
Location | ID 55, New Meadows, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 44°57′40″N 116°14′44″W / 44.96111°N 116.24556°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912 |
Architectural style | Classical Eclectic |
NRHP reference No. | 79000769[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 30, 1979 |
It was deemed significant as a "fine example of classical eclectic schoolhouse architecture of the early twentieth century, handsomely executed in brick and very well-preserved. It is the most substantial surviving building in Meadows, a town which was left behind when the railroad passed by a few miles to the west."[2]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Patricia Wright (September 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Meadows Schoolhouse / Mark Smith Residence". National Park Service. Retrieved August 26, 2017. With photo from 1978.