Wheatley Public School

Wheatley Public School
Wheatley Public School, October 2014
Wheatley Public School is located in Missouri
Wheatley Public School
Wheatley Public School is located in the United States
Wheatley Public School
Location921 Garfield St., Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Coordinates36°45′53″N 90°23′49″W / 36.76472°N 90.39694°W / 36.76472; -90.39694
Arealess than one acre
Built1928
ArchitectBonsack and Pearce Inc.; Miller, J.J.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part ofGarfield Historic District (ID100001686)
MPSPoplar Bluff MPS
NRHP reference No.98000037[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 1998
Designated CPOctober 2, 2017

Wheatley Public School is a historic school building located at Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. It was built in 1928 population and remained so until the end of segregation in 1958.[2]: 5  It is a two-story, "U"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building with a central gymnasium. The building sits on a cast concrete foundation and has a flat roof. It was constructed to serve the African-American student It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Along with two other contributing buildings, it is part of the Garfield Historic District, listed on the National Register in 2017.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Philip Thomason (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wheatley Public School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016.


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