Alderman School District No. 78
Alderman School District #78 | |
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| Location | Eleven miles north of Valley City on County Route 21, Valley City, North Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 47°05′15″N 98°00′11″W / 47.08750°N 98.00306°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000452[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 2013 |
The Alderman School District #78 in Valley City, North Dakota[2][3] was built in 1925–26.[4]
It has also been known as the Ashtabula Township Hall, as Barnes County Polling Precinct #10, as Ashtabula Lakers 4-H Clubhouse, and as 32 BA-0159;. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 2013.[1]
It served as a one-room rural school during 1928–1959. It is well preserved and "embodies in its architectural details many regulations that reflected current best practices for rural education, such as best natural lighting, best heating and ventilation, blackboards, and best sanitation practices of the time."[4]: 9
During 1959–2004, it served as the Ashtabula Township Hall.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Feature". National Park Service.
- ^ "Valley City, North Dakota", Wikipedia, October 16, 2020, retrieved October 22, 2020
- ^ "Alderman School District #78". www.nps.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c Susan Quinnell (February 25, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alderman School District #78 / 32 BA-0159; Ashtabula Township Hall, Barnes County Polling Precinct #10 and Ashtabula Lakers 4-H Clubhouse" (PDF). National Park Service.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
- School buildings completed in 1925
- Schools in Barnes County, North Dakota
- National Register of Historic Places in Barnes County, North Dakota
- 1925 establishments in North Dakota
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
- 4-H
- One-room schoolhouses in North Dakota
- Valley City, North Dakota
- North Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs