Sumner Public School

Sumner Public School, also known as the Daniel Boone Apartments, is a historic school building located at Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. It was built in 1915, and is a two-story, rectangular brick structure with a central projecting bay. The roof is framed by a stepped, corbelled parapet on the front facade. The school served as an African-American public school until converted into apartments in 1939–1940.[2]:2

Sumner Public School
Daniel Boone Apartments, June 2015
Location321 Spruce St., Boonville, Missouri
Coordinates38°58′14″N 92°44′38″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectJones, James William
Architectural styleEarly 20th Cen. school
MPSBoonville Missouri MRA
NRHP reference No.82005331[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1990

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Preservation Planning Section (May 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sumner Public School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.] (includes 5 photos from 1988)


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