Paris Public School
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| Location | Main and 1st Sts., North, Paris, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 42°13′42″N 111°24′00″W / 42.2284°N 111.4000°WCoordinates: 42°13′42″N 111°24′00″W / 42.2284°N 111.4000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Watkins, Richard C. |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Paris MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 82000290[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1982 |
The Paris Public School, at Main and 1st Sts., North, in Paris, Idaho, is a historic school that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a brick building. It was designed by architect Richard C. Watkins in Prairie School style and was built in 1918.
It is significant partly for reflecting a local fad: the school, the Hotel Paris, the Les and Hazel Shepherd Bungalow, and the LDS Stake Office Building (all also NRHP-listed in Paris), reflect the Prairie style, which is otherwise relatively rare in Idaho. According to a 1980 study, the style's unusual popularity in Paris gives the city a sense of architectural unity.[2] The same study called the Public School the best and most representative example of the Prairie School in the city.[3]
It was listed on the National Register in 1982.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Patricia Wright, Madeline Buckendorf, and Jennifer Eastman Attebery (May 16, 1980). "Paris Multiple Resource Assessment".
- ↑ "Inventory Sheet For Group Nominations: Paris Public School". Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
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