Roosevelt School (Casper, Wyoming)
Roosevelt School | |
| File:RooseveltHighSchoolCasperWY.jpg | |
| Location | 140 East K Street, Casper, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 42°51′59″N 106°19′25″W / 42.86639°N 106.32361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | Garbutt, Weidner & Sweeney |
| MPS | Buildings Designed by Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney in Casper MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001633[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1997 |
The Roosevelt School in Casper, Wyoming, originally named North Casper School, was designed by leading Wyoming architectural firm Garbutt, Weidner & Sweeney in 1921 and was built in 1922. Need for the school followed from a post-World War I boom in Casper's economy and population, connected to a boom in the petroleum industry there. The school served as a neighborhood center in an otherwise-neglected area of the town.[2] The North Casper area was across railroad tracks from the rest of Casper, and was fast-growing. In the words of Vivian Dwyer, principal of the school, it was "a district of small homes, meager means, and large families." Schooling was not available to all.[3] In 1921 an expansion of the existing school was planned, but instead a new building was designed and built. Only one wing of six classrooms was finished in a timely fashion, due perhaps to a union-related work stoppage.[3] The school was named for Theodore Roosevelt.[3] It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Roosevelt School (North Casper School)". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Michael Cassity (July 30, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Roosevelt School / North Casper School". National Park Service. Retrieved July 26, 2016. with photos
External links
- Roosevelt School (North Casper School), at Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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