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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Lincoln School
| nrhp_type =
| image = Lincoln School NRHP 01000098 Butte County, SD.jpg
| caption = Lincoln School in 2015
| location= 706 Jackson Street, [[Belle Fourche, South Dakota|Belle Fourche]], [[South Dakota]]
| coordinates = {{coord|44|40|00|N|103|51|00|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Lincoln School|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = South Dakota
| built = {{Start date|1919}}
| builder = W. W. Beach Co.
| added = February 9, 2001
| area = less than one acre
| mpsub = [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64500587.pdf Schools in South Dakota MPS]
| refnum = 01000098<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref>
}}
The '''Lincoln School''' is a historic school building located in [[Belle Fourche, South Dakota|Belle Fourche]], [[South Dakota]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2001.
==History==
The Lincoln School was built in 1919 as part of a statewide school building standardization program. This initiative aimed to replace the small, timber-framed, rural schoolhouses with larger, rectangular buildings, often built of stone or brick. The W. W. Beach Company of [[Sioux City, Iowa]], was contracted to carry out construction.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=01000098}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lincoln School |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author= |date= |accessdate=January 29, 2024}} With {{NRHP url|id=01000098|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}}</ref>
By the 1950s, the state was already looking to replace the school, which was far too small to meet the growing local education demands; in 1953, state surveys estimated Lincoln School was operating 68% over capacity.<ref name="rcj1953">{{cite news |title=State Survey Lists Belle School Needs |access-date=January 29, 2024 |work=Rapid City Journal |date=January 2, 1953 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal-state-survey-lists-be/139817004/}}</ref> The school shut down in the 1960s and served as office space. It was purchased for use as a single-family dwelling in the 1990s and remains so today.<ref name="nrhpdoc"/>
==Architecture==
Lincoln School sits in the middle of a residential area at the southeast corner of Jackson Street and 7th Avenue. The square, two-story school building itself does not adhere to any specific architectural style but does include some [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] elements that were typical of schoolhouses built during this era. It is constructed out of brown brick and is simple in ornamentation, with only a thin [[belt course]] between the roof and second-story windows. The windows, although not original, are still mostly in their original positions. These are encircled by decorative masonry with concrete sills. The main entrance is located on the right side of the northern facade and is encircled by a slightly raised brick and concrete archway. Its roof is flat and features a few [[gable]]d [[parapet]]s that are flush with the rest of the building.
Inside, the school originally consisted of only four rooms and a basement. Hallways ran the width of one side of the building on both floors, which led into the classrooms. A multi-purpose room, restrooms, and the boiler were located in the basement.<ref name="nrhpdoc"/>
==References==
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Butte County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:School buildings completed in 1919]]
[[Category:Schools in Butte County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota]]
[[Category:1919 establishments in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1919]]