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Akron Public School, Akron, Iowa
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Description
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The two-story brick building was built in1882, at a cost of $10,000. Additions were made in 1907 at a cost of $6,000. 1912 postmark.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:14286
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Gym, Charles City College, Charles City, Iowa, German-English College, German-English Normal School, Gymnasium
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Two-story wooden building. Sponsored by the Northwest German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the German-English College was built in 1892. The name of the college was changed to Charles City College in 1894. The college fielded teams in football and basketball, included a women's basketball team in 1914. The college was open until 1914 when it merged with Morningside College in Sioux City. 1912 postmark. Number R-21634.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:13843
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High school building, Cherokee, Iowa, Lincoln High School
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Description
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Lincoln High School was built in 1895 at a cost of $20,000 on the corner of Main and First Street. It was built with Sioux Falls granite that was brought in by train. The building was razed in 1960. 1912 postmark.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:14088
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High school building, Durant, Iowa, Durant High School
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Looking north at a three-story brick building. Durant was first named Brayton after its founder Benjamin Brayton. The name was later changed to Durant after Thomas C. Durant, one of the pioneers of the Transcontinental Railroad and an individual who contributed the bulk of funds needed to build the town's first public school. 1912 postmark.
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PID
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grinnell:16818
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High school, Albia, Iowa, Albia High School
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In 1868 the independent district of Albia erected a three-story brick building at a cost of $28,000, but in 1878 it was destroyed by fire. A new structure was built in 1879 at a cost of $30,000. 1912 postmark. Number 2224.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:14282