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| ID Number |
96000977 |
| Historic Name |
DIAMOND POINT DEPENDENT DISTRICT #44 SCHOOL |
| Description of Significance |
THE DIAMOND POINT DEPENDENT DISTRICT #44 SCHOOL IS AN ATYPICAL BRICK, ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE BUILT IN 1919. IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A ONE-ROOM, COUNTRY SCHOOL THAT SERVED THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY FROM 1919 TO 1968. THE SCHOOL ALSO PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE COMMUNITYS SOCIAL HISTORY AS A COMMUNITY GATHERING CENTER FOR VARIOUS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FUNCTIONS. IT IS THE ONLY ONE-ROOM BRICK SCHOOLHOUSE WITH A BRICK BELL TOWER EXTANT IN NOWATA COUNTY THAT RETAINS ITS INTEGRITY. THE SCHOOL IS CONSTRUCTED OF RED BRICK WITH A NATIVE STONE FOUNDATION. IT HAS A CROSS GABLED ROOF. THE WEST ELEVATION BOASTS A DISTINCTIVE TWO-STORY, HIPPED ROOF BELL TOWER. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/23/1996. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY RDS. 409 AND 24.5 |
| City |
NOWATA VICINITY |
| County |
NOWATA |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
25 |
| Range |
15E |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: SCHOOL; SOCIAL: MEETING HALL; RECREATION AND CULTURE: AUDITORIUM |
| Current Function |
SOCIAL: MEETING HALL |
| Area Significance 1 |
EDUCATION |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
07/12/95 |
| Year Built |
1920 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
BUNGALOW/CRAFTSMAN |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
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| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
FAIR |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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