Jefferson School (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)


Jefferson School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Jefferson School, March 2011
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Location	731 Jefferson Ave., Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Coordinates	37°17′53″N 89°31′15″W / 37.29806°N 89.52083°W / 37.29806; -89.52083Coordinates: 37°17′53″N 89°31′15″W / 37.29806°N 89.52083°W / 37.29806; -89.52083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904 (1904)
Built by	Taylor, W.W. & Son
Architect	Blackwood, Lewis B.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference #	09000300^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 12, 2009

Jefferson School is a historic elementary school building located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1904, and is a two-story, red brick and stone elementary school building with a raised sandstone foundation and hipped roof. It features a bell tower rising above the roofline. It operated as the city’s elementary school for African-American students from 1953-1955, when it closed.^[2]^{:5, 7}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Julie Ann LaMouria (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

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