New Haven Public School Annex - New Haven, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 36.588 W 091° 13.069
15S E 655171 N 4274983
This was the high school, and then the VFW...now part of the museum...
Waymark Code: WM136KR
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2020
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County of school: Franklin County
Location of school: 812 Maupin Ave., New Haven
Built: 1930
Architectural Style: Cube School Vernacular
"This is a one-story brick, ca. 1930
school building. This building is connected to the New Haven
School by a frame shed roof connector. The building has a brick
and concrete foundation, hipped roof of metal standing seam and
exterior of stretcher bond brick. The entrance has double doors of
single-light glass and wood design. Windows are 2/1 wood sash.
Over the entrance is a rectangular panel of herringbone brick. The
building has a full basement divided by a soldier course water
table. At the eaves are exposed rafters." ~ DNR Historic Survey PDF page 506
" ... Constructed ca. 1930 adjacent to the main school building, the
Annex building displays elements typical of a 1930s school building with minimal detailing, a low hipped roof,
wooden sash windows and a double door entrance. ..." ~ Architectural and Historical Inventory
"The original school building was constructed in 1883. It consisted of four rooms, likely with two grades in each room.
"Two more rooms were added for a high school in 1903 and the first graduating class — five students — graduated in 1907.
"In the beginning, there were a lot of outlying rural schools that had one-room schoolhouses. Eighth-grade graduates would funnel into the high school, Menke said, adding to the growth of the high school.
"In 1925, a new building was constructed adjacent to the school, with a path connecting the two buildings.
"The school was vacated in 1983, after a new school was built.
"The VFW chapter purchased the building with plans to eventually tear it down and sell the bricks — although that never happened." ~ The Missourian June 1, 2015