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Ontonagon School
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| Location: | 301 Greenland Rd., Ontonagon, Michigan |
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| Built: | 1912, 1938 |
| Architect: | Derrick Hubert, A.B. Nelson |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 11000308[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 25, 2011 |
The Ontonagon School is a school building located at 301 Greenland Road in Ontonagon, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
The Ontonagon School was originally constructed in 1912 as a high school,[2] and was designed by architect Derrick Hubert.[3] The building was rebuilt after a fire in 1929. In 1938, an addition for the elementary school, designed by architect A.B. Nelson[4] of the Warren S. Holmes Company,[3] was constructed near the high school. A third section of the building was constructed in 1967.[4] Also in 1967, the high school moved to another building and the entire structure was used as an elementary school.[4] The school was in continuous use until 2010, when the district consolidated all grades into a separate facility.[2] In December 2011, the Ontonagon school board accepted an offer to purchase the building.[5]
The Ontonagon School consists of three connected buildings, constructed in 1912, 1938 and 1967.[4] The 1938 addition is the most historically significant.[4] This buiding, constructed to house grade school children and designed to be child-friendly,[4] features stained-glass art, floor- and wall-tiles with fairytale characters, built-in child-sized benches, and reversing blackboards.[2][4] The kindergarten room features a gingerbread entryway with coachlamps on each side, tilework with the Big Bag Wolf chasing the Three Little Pigs, and an Art Deco fish pond[2] with fountain.[4] On the second floor is a children's theatre with stage.[4]
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