Washington School, also known as the Head Start Building, is a historic school building located at Monroe City, Monroe County, Missouri, USA. It was built in 1937 and is a one-story, T-shaped, Colonial Revival style brick building. It housed three classrooms for the education of the African-American students of Monroe City. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
Washington School | |
 Washington School, May 2014 | |
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| Location | 529 S. Locust St., Monroe City, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′17″N 91°44′12″W / 39.63806°N 91.73667°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Epple Construction Co. |
| Architect | Bonsack & Pearce |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001502[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1994 |
Also on the property are the contributing the flagpole which was erected at the same time as the building, and a merry-go-round from the same period.[2]: 5
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Debbie Sheals (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 11 photographs from 1994)