| South Ward School | |
| Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The apartment that replaced the school building | |
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| Location | 500 S. Elm St. Cresco, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 43°22′03″N 92°07′02″W / 43.36750°N 92.11722°W / 43.36750; -92.11722 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | James Byrne |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000408 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1982 |
| Removed from NRHP | September 19, 2019 |
The South Ward School was a historic building located in Cresco, Iowa, United States. It served as a grade school from 1897 to 1978. Because of low enrollment it was not used from 1949 to 1953. The 2½-story brick structure was built on a raised limestone basement, and it was capped with a hipped roof. It was significant as a good example of late Victorian-style school buildings with Romanesque influences. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The school building has subsequently been torn down and replaced with a modern apartment building. It was removed from the NRHP in September of the same year.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Barbara Beving Long; Ralph J. Christian. "South Ward School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-09. with photos
- "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. September 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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