Belleville High School (Belleville, Kansas)
Belleville High School, later Republic County Middle School, is a school building constructed in 1931 in Belleville, Kansas. Architect S. S. Voigt designed the school in the Collegiate Gothic style. The red brick building features a limestone foundation and detail work, multiple gable roofs and gabled dormers, and windows with quoined surrounds.
Belleville High School | |
Location | 915 W. 18th St., Belleville, Kansas, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 39°49′28″N 97°38′02″W |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | S.S. Voigt |
NRHP reference No. | 13000434[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 2013 |
The building served as Belleville's high school until 1962, then as the city's junior high school and middle school.[2] At the end of the 2012–2013 school year, the school was closed and the property sold to a private developer, who declared his intention to convert it to an apartment complex dubbed Buffalo Apartments.[3]
The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2013.[1]
References
- "Belleville High School". National Register of Historic Places Program. National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- Spencer, Brenda R. (February 11, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Belleville High School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- Hadachek, Deb. "From classrooms to bedrooms". Belleville Telescope. 2013-05-29. Reproduced at Republic County Economic Development website. Retrieved 2014-09-08. See also September 2014 photo of building undergoing renovation.