Washington School (Monroe City, Missouri)

Washington School
Washington School, May 2014
Location529 S. Locust St., Monroe City, Missouri
Coordinates39°38′17″N 91°44′12″W / 39.63806°N 91.73667°W / 39.63806; -91.73667
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byEpple Construction Co.
ArchitectBonsack & Pearce
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.94001502[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1994

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]

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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Debbie Sheals (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 11 photographs from 1994)