Fagalele Boys School

Fagalele Boys School
1971 photo
Nearest city Leone, American Samoa
Coordinates 14°20′31″S 170°47′10″W / 14.34194°S 170.78611°W / -14.34194; -170.78611Coordinates: 14°20′31″S 170°47′10″W / 14.34194°S 170.78611°W / -14.34194; -170.78611
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
NRHP reference # 72001446[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972

The Fagalele Boys School, in Leone, American Samoa, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It is a church school built by the London Missionary Society, perhaps as early as 1850-1856, but before 1900. It was the first secondary school in what is now American Samoa, and it perhaps is the oldest surviving building on Tutuila Island.[2]

It is a U-shaped building fitting within an 80-by-60-foot (24 m × 18 m) rectangle, apparently built of reinforced concrete or of rocks with a cement-plaster exterior. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Russell A. Apple (July 8, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fagalele Boys School". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1972
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.