Garfield Elementary School (Moline, Illinois)

Garfield Elementary School is a historic school building located at 1518 25th Avenue in Moline, Illinois. The school was built in 1902 to replace the original Garfield Elementary, which had burned down the previous year. The original school opened in the 1870s and was the first to serve Moline's Stewartville neighborhood; when the new school opened in 1902, it was still the only school in Stewartville. Local architect Olof Z. Cervin designed the brick Classical Revival building. In 1955, an addition designed by William F. Bernbrock provided the school with a new gymnasium and more classrooms.[2]

Garfield Elementary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1518 25th Ave. Moline, Illinois
Coordinates	41°29′14″N 90°30′53″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902 (1902)
Architect	Olof Z. Cervin
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	100000848[1]
Added to NRHP	April 10, 2017

The school closed in 2015 and was sold to private developers.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 2017.[1] It is one of the three oldest public school buildings in Moline and the only surviving public school building in Stewartville.[2]

References

1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/10/2017 Through 4/14/2017". National Park Service. April 21, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
2. Cramer, John (April 21, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Garfield Elementary School" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
3. DeWitt, Jennifer (February 25, 2015). "Moline sells Garfield School to developer". Quad-City Times. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.