Alkabo School

Alkabo School, in Alkabo, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2010 with registration number 10000997.[2] It is located at the north end of Main St. in Alkabo. The school was built in 1934 by the William Nordman Company of Noonan. It was designed by architect Edwin W. Molander using the Italian Renaissance Revival and Colonial Revival styles.[3] The school closed in 1963.[4]

Alkabo School
LocationNorth end of Main St., Alkabo, North Dakota
Coordinates48°51′58″N 103°53′13″W
Built1934
ArchitectEdwin W. Molander
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.10000997[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 2010

Minnesota politician Martin Sabo attended the school.[5]

Alkabo has few residents and has largely been abandoned. It is in the northwestern corner of the state.[6]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Listings
  3. "Press Release - Three North Dakota Properties Listed in National Register of Historic Places". State Historical Society of North Dakota. January 5, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. Naylor, Cliff (August 28, 2009). "Off the Beaten Path: Alkabo Schools". KFYR-TV. Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  5. "North Dakota originals". Bismarck Tribune. February 22, 1998.
  6. Ghosts Of North Dakota


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