North Ward School (Bolivar, Missouri)

North Ward School
Location 201 W. Locust St., Bolivar, Missouri
Coordinates 37°36′57″N 93°24′49″W / 37.61583°N 93.41361°W / 37.61583; -93.41361Coordinates: 37°36′57″N 93°24′49″W / 37.61583°N 93.41361°W / 37.61583; -93.41361
Area less than one acre
Built 1903 (1903)
Architect Hohenschild, Henry H.
Architectural style Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference # 11000442[1]
Added to NRHP July 14, 2011

North Ward School, also known as the Bolivar High School and Polk County North Ward Museum, is a historic school building located at Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1903. It is a two-story, "T"-shaped, brick building with a central, four-story entrance tower flanked by slightly projecting classroom wings. It sits on a limestone block foundation and has a hipped roof. It features round arched and segmental arched windows. The building houses a local history museum.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/11/11 through 7/15/11. National Park Service. 2011-07-22.
  2. Tiffany Patterson (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: North Ward School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 12 photographs from 2011)


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