Roosevelt School (Boise, Idaho)

United States historic place


Roosevelt School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Roosevelt School in 2019
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Location	908 E. Jefferson St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates	43°36′36″N 116°10′54″W / 43.61000°N 116.18167°W / 43.61000; -116.18167 (Roosevelt School)
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1919 (1919)
Built by	O.W. Allen
Architect	Wayland & Fennell
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Boise Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	82000236
Added to NRHP	November 8, 1982

Roosevelt School in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, brick and concrete elementary school designed by Wayland & Fennell and constructed by O.W. Allen in 1919. The building features Classical Revival design elements and a flat roof with a parapet above a horizontal course of decorative concrete.

The 1919 design included eight classrooms, office, library, auditorium, and gymnasium. The building required 450,000 bricks. In 1946 a 4-room expansion was added to the east side, and a 3-room expansion was added in 1951.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roosevelt School". National Park Service. Retrieved February 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures
"School Building Strictly Modern". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 11, 1919. p. 3.
"Silica Bricks by the Million Now Manufactured at Capital from Endless Reserve in Hills". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 9, 1919. p. 4.
The school website lists the year as 1948.
"History". Boise Public Schools. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

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Media related to Roosevelt School (Boise, Idaho) at Wikimedia Commons
Roosevelt School website

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