The Plana School is a historic schoolhouse located in the Cambria Township in Brown County, South Dakota.
Plana School | |
 Plana School in South Dakota | |
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| Nearest city | Bath, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 45°31′04″N 98°18′34″W / 45.517778°N 98.309444°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000773[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1995 |
The school is a frame, one-story, two-room school in the Craftsman Style.[2] There is a contributing outhouse to the west side of the school and is a two-seater outhouse.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1995.[2]
History
editThe Plana School was constructed in 1912 and opened for the 1912-1913 school year and was the fourth frame schoolhouse in the district, with the Plana School being the only two-room school in the township.[2]
The first two teachers who taught at Plana School were Hazel Wolcott and Margaret Griffith, they taught a total of 35 students.[2]
The school closed in the 1960s when school districts consolidated in Brown County.[2]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". United States Department of Interior National Park Service. May 23, 1995. Retrieved July 22, 2024.