Longfellow School (Boise, Idaho)

Longfellow School is a 2-story, brick and sandstone elementary school in Boise, Idaho, designed by Wayland & Fennell and completed in 1906. The Mission Revival building has been in operation as a school since opening, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Longfellow School
Longfellow School in 2019
Location1511 N. 9th St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°37′44″N 116°11′53″W
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1906 (1906)
ArchitectWayland & Fennell
MPSBoise Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.82000219[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1982

The building design featured separate entrances for boys and girls, 12 classrooms, and a basement apartment for the janitor. Longfellow School was the seventh schoolhouse constructed within the limits of Boise's Independent School District.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Longfellow School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 30, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Splendid School Building Going Up". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 29, 1905. p. 13.

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