Woodrow Wilson School (Fargo, North Dakota)

Woodrow Wilson School
Location 315 N. University Dr., Fargo, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°52′48″N 96°47′51″W / 46.88000°N 96.79750°W / 46.88000; -96.79750Coordinates: 46°52′48″N 96°47′51″W / 46.88000°N 96.79750°W / 46.88000; -96.79750
Built 1917
Architect Haxby and Braseth
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic
NRHP Reference # 12000881[1]
Added to NRHP October 24, 2012[1]

The Woodrow Wilson School in Fargo, North Dakota is a historic building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was added to the Registry on October 24, 2012, as entry #12000881. It was deemed notable for its Collegiate Gothic design by local architects Haxby and Braseth. The school "is also a good example of how design changed to meet Progressive-era education ideas."[2]

It is Fargo's 2nd oldest surviving school building, was the city's only high school until 1921, and it served the community as a school for 95 years.[3] Originally the school served elementary grades and also provided adult education in the evenings; it later was used as an alternative high school, complementing three other high schools in the Fargo Public Schools district, until 2012.[2]

The alternative high school moved to the Agassiz Building at 1305 S. Ninth Avenue in March, 2012.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "New listings week of November 2, 2012". National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "What properties in North Dakota are listed in the National Register of Historic Places?". State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved 2013-04-15. (includes photo of the building)
  3. ↑ "Woodrow Wilson hosts farewell open house". WDAY TV. February 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Building profile".


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