Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)

Jefferson School
Jefferson School, March 2011
Location731 Jefferson Ave., Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Coordinates37°17′49″N 89°31′45″W / 37.2968256°N 89.5292322°W / 37.2968256; -89.5292322
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Built byTaylor, W.W. & Son
ArchitectBlackwood, Lewis B.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.09000300[1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 2009

Jefferson School was an elementary school building located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1904, and is a two-story, red brick and stone elementary school building with a raised sandstone foundation and hipped roof. It featured a bell tower rising above the roofline. It operated as the city's elementary school for African-American students from 1953–1955, when it closed.[2]: 5, 7  It was demolished on December 28, 2012.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Julie Ann LaMouria (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Old Jefferson School being torn down". Retrieved September 9, 2022.