Whittier School (Mitchell, South Dakota)
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| Location | 410 W. Second Ave., Mitchell, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 43°42′46″N 98°1′49″W / 43.71278°N 98.03028°WCoordinates: 43°42′46″N 98°1′49″W / 43.71278°N 98.03028°W |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | Kuipers, P.W. |
| Architect | Kings & Dixon |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001309[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 25, 2007 |
The Whittier School in Mitchell, South Dakota is a Works Progress Administration-funded school building of vernacular, local design that was built in 1935.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
It has brick exterior walls and a stone belt course along with modillion blocks near the roofline. It has a hipped roof with red clay tile. Most windows are nine over one, double hung windows.[2] It was designed by architects Kings & Dixon.
Whittier has many distinguished alumni including Bobby Bowen, Garrett Lyle Gross, Eric Giblin, Beau Mackey, and Bruce "B.J." DeJong. Mr. Mackey has participated in local cage fights in the Sioux Empire.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Mike Vogel (November 15, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whittier School". National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2017. with photos
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