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Empire School (Rupert, Idaho)

Coordinates: 42°34′33″N 113°39′29″W / 42.57583°N 113.65806°W / 42.57583; -113.65806
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Empire School
The building's exterior in 2015
Empire School (Rupert, Idaho) is located in Idaho
Empire School (Rupert, Idaho)
Empire School (Rupert, Idaho) is located in the United States
Empire School (Rupert, Idaho)
Location300 South 50 East, about 3 miles from Rupert, Idaho
Coordinates42°34′33″N 113°39′29″W / 42.57583°N 113.65806°W / 42.57583; -113.65806
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
Built byMeuleman, Gus
MPSPublic School Buildings in Idaho MPS
NRHP reference No.01000568[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 2001

The Empire School, located in rural Minidoka County, Idaho about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Rupert, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

It was built in 1917 to replace an earlier school at the same location. It is about 40 by 44 feet (12 m × 13 m) in plan. The building has two rooms on the first floor and a single open room on the second floor which was used for assemblies, dances, holiday parties, and community events.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Tricia Canaday (February 23, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Empire School". National Park Service. Retrieved August 25, 2017. With three photos from 2001.