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Whittier School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	410 W. Second Ave., Mitchell, South Dakota
Coordinates	43°42′46″N 98°1′49″W / 43.71278°N 98.03028°W / 43.71278; -98.03028
Built	1935
Built by	Kuipers, P.W.
Architect	Kings & Dixon
Part of	Mitchell West Central Residential Historic District (ID99000676)
NRHP reference No.	06001309
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 25, 2007
Designated CP	June 16, 1999

The Whittier School in Mitchell, South Dakota, is a Works Progress Administration-funded school building of vernacular, local design that was built in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

It has brick exterior walls and a stone belt course along with modillion blocks near the roofline. It has a hipped roof with red clay tile. Most windows are nine over one, double hung windows. It was designed by architects Kings & Dixon.

Whittier has many distinguished alumni including Bobby Bowen, Garrett Lyle Gross, Eric Giblin, Beau Mackey, and Bruce "B.J." DeJong. Mr. Mackey has participated in local cage fights in the Sioux Empire. Mr. Gross has revolutionized the agricultural journal industry and also the SMS texting industry. Mr. Giblin is local entrepreneurial sandwich artist.

See also

• Koch Apartments: another contributing property
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Davison County, South Dakota

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ Mike Vogel (November 15, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whittier School". National Park Service. Retrieved February 2, 2017. with photos
3. "Beau Mackey - Fight History Pro". Retrieved October 26, 2023.
4. "Garrett and Mindy Gross Recognized as Pork Promoter of the Year". January 15, 2020.
5. "Subway Order".

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