Rutledge School, also known as Rutledge Public School, is a historic

school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...

building on the north end of 2nd St at Rutledge,

Scotland County, Missouri Scotland County is a County (United States), county in northeastern Missouri. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 4,716, making it Missouri's seventh-least populous county. Its county seat is Memphis, Missouri, ...

. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story rectangular brick building with

Georgian Revival Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover, George I, George II, Ge ...

style design elements. It has a full basement and

gym A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learn ...

nasium added in 1966. It measures 46 feet by 59 feet, and has a medium hipped roof, a double-leaf entrance with a fanlight, and projecting

bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell to ...

with the original bell. The schoolyard is a contributing site. The school closed in 1995. (includes 20 photographs from 2016) It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 2017.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Georgian Revival architecture in Missouri School buildings completed in 1921 Schools in Scotland County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Scotland County, Missouri 1921 establishments in Missouri {{ScotlandCountyMO-NRHP-stub