Wilkeson School

Wilkeson School is a public elementary school building in Wilkeson, Washington. Built in 1912 and still in operation, making it the oldest elementary school in Washington still in use,[2] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[3]

Wilkeson School
Wilkeson School
LocationOff WA 165, Wilkeson, Washington
Coordinates47°06′06″N 122°02′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectFrederick Heath
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.76001905[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1976

Description

Wilkeson School is a two-story sandstone building with a full basement.[3] The front of the school has two entrances with columns on either side of each entrance and a central cupola.[4] The bell tower in the cupola is covered in copper.[3] The school is built of locally quarried sandstone.[5]

History

The school cost $26,985 to build, financed by bonds issued by the school district. It served the first 8 grades of students.[3]

In 1913, a student at the school sued the principal for whipping him.[6] After two trials, the principal was acquitted.[7]

In 1971, the school was closed due to a levy defeat, and was leased for some time by a local church.[3] At an unknown date, the building was reopened as a school. The school underwent internal renovations during the 2017-2018 school year.[8]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Candy Hatcher (October 25, 2000). "Evergreen Journal: Double life of an old ghost town". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  3. Florence K. Lentz (27 Apr 1976). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wilkeson School. National Park Service. Retrieved August 31, 2019. With 1 accompanying pictures
  4. Weis, Norm (2013). Ghost towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers. pp. 36–39. ISBN 0870043587. OCLC 65468236.
  5. Carlson, Linda (2017). Company Towns of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press. p. 205. ISBN 9780295742922.
  6. "Teacher Sued by Scholar". The Tacoma Times (14 Oct 1913).
  7. "Principal Declared Blameless". The Tacoma Times (22 Oct 1913).
  8. Hanson, Kevin (19 Jun 2017). "School districts preparing for major projects". The Courier-Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2019.


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