Longfellow School (Boise, Idaho)

Longfellow School is a 2-story, brick and sandstone elementary school in Boise, Idaho, designed by Wayland & Fennell and completed in 1906. The Mission Revival building has been in operation as a school since opening, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Longfellow School
Longfellow School in 2019
Longfellow School (Boise, Idaho) is located in Idaho
Longfellow School (Boise, Idaho)
Longfellow School (Boise, Idaho) is located in the United States
Longfellow School (Boise, Idaho)
Location1511 N. 9th St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°37′44″N 116°11′53″W
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1906 (1906)
ArchitectWayland & Fennell
MPSBoise Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.82000219[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1982

The building design featured separate entrances for boys and girls, 12 classrooms, and a basement apartment for the janitor. Longfellow School was the seventh schoolhouse constructed within the limits of Boise's Independent School District.[3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Longfellow School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 30, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Splendid School Building Going Up". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 29, 1905. p. 13.

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