District No. 182 School

District No. 182 School
Location Off County Highway 35
Nearest city Underwood, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°22′07″N 95°51′47″W / 46.368675°N 95.863078°W / 46.368675; -95.863078Coordinates: 46°22′07″N 95°51′47″W / 46.368675°N 95.863078°W / 46.368675; -95.863078
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1939
Built by Works Progress Administration
Architect E.O. Broaten
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Federal Relief Construction in Minnesota MPS
NRHP reference # 91000978[1]
Added to NRHP August 9, 1991

District No. 182 School, also known as the Barnhard School, is a historic building located north of Underwood, in rural Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The school district was established in Sverdrup Township on January 3, 1884, and its first building was a log house constructed by John Randall. It was named for William Barnhard, one of the founders of the district.[2] The log building was replaced the following year by a single-story frame structure, and it was replaced by a two-story frame structure in 1905. By the 1930s this building had become dilapidated and it was considered a fire trap. In July 1938 local voters passed a bond issue and the Works Progress Administration approved the application to construct a new school building. Fergus Falls architect E.O. Broaten designed the building in the Moderne style. The T-shaped structure features a raised basement of exposed reinforced concrete and split-stone walls on the main level. The main level contained two classrooms, a library, and an office, while the basement housed a community room with a stage, a kitchen, fuel room, boiler room, and storage room. The building served as a scholl until 1982, after which time is became a community art center. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Rolf T. Anderson. "District No. 182 School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-12-28. with photos


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