Elo School

The Elo School is a historic school built in 1906 and expanded in 1915. It is a 24 by 64 feet (7.3 m × 19.5 m) building with an enclosed porch and a bell tower. It was named for Reverend John William Eloheimo, a Finnish Evangelical minister, and his daughter Eva Eloheimo was one of its first teachers. The original 1906 structure was built for $612 by Abram Pekkala; the expansion was by Finnish carpenters John Heikkila and John Ruuska. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Elo School
LocationSoutheast of State Highway 55 on Farm to Market Rd., near McCall in Valley County, Idaho
Coordinates44°53′10″N 116°3′34″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1906 (1906)
Built byPekkala, Abram
MPSLong Valley Finnish Structures TR
NRHP reference No.82002515[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1982

The NRHP listing includes a 25 by 25 feet (7.6 m × 7.6 m) teacher's cottage located behind the school.[2]

It is located southeast of State Highway 55 on Farm to Market Rd., in or near McCall, in Valley County, Idaho.[2]

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