South Ward School (Cresco, Iowa)

The South Ward School was a historic building located in Cresco, Iowa, United States. It served as a grade school from 1897 to 1978. Because of low enrollment it was not used from 1949 to 1953.^[2] The 2½-story brick structure was built on a raised limestone basement, and it was capped with a hipped roof. It was significant as a good example of late Victorian-style school buildings with Romanesque influences.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1] The school building has subsequently been torn down and replaced with a modern apartment building. It was removed from the NRHP in September of the same year.^[3]

South Ward School
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The apartment that replaced the school building
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Location	500 S. Elm St. Cresco, Iowa
Coordinates	43°22′03″N 92°07′02″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architect	James Byrne
Architectural style	Late Victorian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	82000408[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 10, 1982
Removed from NRHP	September 19, 2019

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Barbara Beving Long; Ralph J. Christian. "South Ward School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-09. with photos
3. "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. September 19, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-25.