Lower Parker School, also known as District #73 School, is a historic
one-room school
One-room schoolhouses, or One-room schools, have been commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, and Spa ...
and national
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...
located near
Salem
Salem may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Salem, Ontario, various places
Germany
* Salem, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in the Bodensee district
** Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery
* Salem, Schleswig-Holstein
Israel
* Salem (B ...
,
Dent County, Missouri
Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,421. The largest city and county seat is Salem. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after state representative Lewis Dent, a ...
. It was built in 1905 or 1906, and is a one-story, gable-front rectangular frame building measuring approximately 500 square feet. Also located in the district are the remains of two
privies.
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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on May 31, 1991.
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References
One-room schoolhouses in Missouri
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
School buildings completed in 1906
Schools in Dent County, Missouri
Buildings and structures in Dent County, Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in Dent County, Missouri
1906 establishments in Missouri
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