Wheatley Public School

United States historic place

Significant dates

Wheatley Public School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Wheatley Public School, October 2014
36°45′53″N 90°23′49″W / 36.76472°N 90.39694°W / 36.76472; -90.39694
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
Architect	Bonsack and Pearce Inc.; Miller, J.J.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
Part of	Garfield Historic District (ID100001686)
MPS	Poplar Bluff MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000037^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 13, 1998
Designated CP	October 2, 2017

Wheatley Public School is a historic school building located at Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri. It was built in 1928 population and remained so until the end of segregation in 1958.^[2]^: 5 It is a two-story, "U"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building with a central gymnasium. The building sits on a cast concrete foundation and has a flat roof. It was constructed to serve the African-American student It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

Along with two other contributing buildings, it is part of the Garfield Historic District, listed on the National Register in 2017.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Philip Thomason (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wheatley Public School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016.