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Allerton High School, Allerton, Iowa
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Description
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Looking at a three-story brick and stone building which was built in 1901. It replaced the old school which was destroyed by a fire in 1900. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:14277
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Title
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Clearfield High School, Clearfield, Iowa
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Description
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The first Clearfield High School was built in 1898 of pressed brick containing 11 rooms at a cost of $20,000. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1940, on Easter Sunday and a new building was completed in 1941. That building was closed in 1986. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:14038
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Title
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Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Administration Building, Old Main
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Description
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Looking northeast at the front entrance of Drake University's Administration Building, now known as Old Main. Drake University was founded in 1881. The architectural style is High Victorian Gothic. Old Main is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located at 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1908 postmark. Number 1747.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16864
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Title
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High school, Correctionville, Iowa
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Description
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Looking at the front entrance of the second schoolhouse built in 1872. It was located at 117 Driftwood Street, Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa. 1908 postmark. Number 63281.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16244
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Title
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Public school, Clermont, Iowa
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Description
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The Clermont School was a three-story brick building constructed in circa 1867, and it occupied the site until the Clermont Junior High School was built in 1924. A new public school was built in 1912-1913. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:14036
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Title
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St. Patrick's Academy, Danbury, Iowa
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Description
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This St. Patrick's Academy building, built in 1908 by C.F. Mayer, a contractor from Humboldt, Iowa, replaced the white wooden academy built in 1887 due to lack of space. The new academy had a full basement and four floors. It was heated with steam heat and electricity. The first floor held high school classroom and an auditorium; the third floor held rooms for the nuns, the fourth floor or attic had several rooms for roomers who stayed at the convent. The building was destroyed by fire in 1910. 1908 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16962