North Ward School
North Ward School (Bolivar, Missouri) is located in Missouri
North Ward School (Bolivar, Missouri)
North Ward School (Bolivar, Missouri) is located in the United States
North Ward School (Bolivar, Missouri)
Location201 W. Locust St., Bolivar, Missouri
Coordinates37°36′57″N 93°24′49″W / 37.61583°N 93.41361°W / 37.61583; -93.41361
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectHohenschild, Henry H.
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.11000442[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

Background

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


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. July 22, 2011.
  2. Tiffany Patterson (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: North Ward School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (includes 12 photographs from 2011)


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