Pierce Park School in Boise, Idaho, is a 1+1⁄2-story, flat roof, brick and stucco building constructed in 1911 as a 4-room schoolhouse. The building has expanded with its growing community, but the additions have been considered compatible with the original structure, and the school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]
Pierce Park School | |
.jpg) Pierce Park School in 2019 | |
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| Location | 5015 Pierce Park Lane, Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°39′58″N 116°16′06″W / 43.66611°N 116.26833°W |
| Area | 8.4 acres (3.4 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| MPS | Boise Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000233[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1982 |
The school was named for Pierce Park, a trolley park developed by Walter E. Pierce in 1907, four miles from Boise and along the route of the Boise & Interurban Railway.[3] The park closed in 1928.[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pierce Park School". National Park Service. Retrieved February 9, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Boise & Interurban Railway Under Construction". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 30, 1906. p. 6.
- ^ "A slice of history: Pierce Park". Idaho Press. Nampa, Idaho. October 28, 2018. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Pierce Park School at Wikimedia Commons- Pierce Park School website
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