South Ward School (Cresco, Iowa)

The South Ward School was a historic building located in Cresco, Iowa, United States. It served as a grade school from 1897 to 1978. Because of low enrollment it was not used from 1949 to 1953.[2] The 2½-story brick structure was built on a raised limestone basement, and it was capped with a hipped roof. It was significant as a good example of late Victorian-style school buildings with Romanesque influences.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The school building has subsequently been torn down and replaced with a modern apartment building. It was removed from the NRHP in September of the same year.[3]

South Ward School
The apartment that replaced the school building
Location500 S. Elm St.
Cresco, Iowa
Coordinates43°22′03″N 92°07′02″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
ArchitectJames Byrne
Architectural styleLate Victorian
Romanesque
NRHP reference No.82000408[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1982
Removed from NRHPSeptember 19, 2019

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Barbara Beving Long; Ralph J. Christian. "South Ward School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-09. with photos
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. September 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-25.


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