The New Sweden School is a school located in the town of New Sweden, Idaho (part of Idaho Falls). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] The school was built in 1927 and is historically significant due to its association with the Swedish American immigrant communities of New Sweden and Riverview.[2]
New Sweden School | |
 School building in 2023 | |
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| Location | Southwestern corner of the junction of New Sweden School Rd. and Mill Rd., Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°28′55″N 112°06′12″W / 43.48207°N 112.10335°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | S. C. Crabtree C. W. & M. Company |
| Architect | F. L. McGrew |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001714 |
| Added to NRHP | November 19, 1991 |
The school's period of significance was from 1925 to 1949, and the building had been used by the community until 1980.[3] Since then, the property has been the target of significant vandalism. The Idaho Falls School District #91 declared the school as surplus property, and in 2012, accepted a bid for its sale to VanderSloot Farms for $121,000.[4]
Restoration of the New Sweden School
editThe New Sweden School building has been restored with attention to preserving the history of the building. It is now a fully functioning charter school called American Heritage Charter School. Another school building has been added on to the original property.[5]
References
edit- ^ "NRHP listings for Bonneville County, Idaho". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ Attehery, Jennifer (August 5, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Plourde, Dave (February 9, 2012). "VanderSloot Farms Buys New Sweden School Property". NPG Of Idaho. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
- ^ "History of the Building - American Heritage Charter School". americanheritagecharterschool.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014.
See also
edit- List of National Historic Landmarks in Idaho
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bonneville County, Idaho
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