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Eveleth Manual Training School

Coordinates: 47°27′51″N 92°32′0″W / 47.46417°N 92.53333°W / 47.46417; -92.53333
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Eveleth Manual Training School
The Eveleth Manual Training School from the northwest
Eveleth Manual Training School is located in Minnesota
Eveleth Manual Training School
Eveleth Manual Training School is located in the United States
Eveleth Manual Training School
LocationRoosevelt Avenue, Eveleth, Minnesota
Coordinates47°27′51″N 92°32′0″W / 47.46417°N 92.53333°W / 47.46417; -92.53333
AreaLess than one acre
Built1914
ArchitectBray & Nystrom
Architectural styleModern
NRHP reference No.80004343[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1980
Removed from NRHPMarch 28, 2024

The Eveleth Manual Training School was the first vocational school in the U.S. state of Minnesota, built in the city of Eveleth in 1914. It was a publicly funded school established to prepare workers for the increasing mechanization of the local mining industry.[2] The school offered a two-year program for high school and adult males. Initial courses covered sheet metal work, forging, and engine repair. Within a few years classes had expanded to cover woodworking, cabinetry, plumbing, printing, mechanical drafting, and electrical work.[3][4] In the 1960s and 1970s, the building was used by the Eveleth Independent School District as the "Industrial Arts Building" for 9th through 12th grade students, teaching the skills already noted.[citation needed]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of architecture, education, and industry.[5] It was nominated as a pivotal emblem of the Progressive Era response to mass production and betterment of the working class.[2] It was demolished in 2022 and delisted in 2024.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Skrief, Charles (1979-09-10). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Eveleth Manual Training Center". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-03-17. With four accompanying photos from 1979
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places—Eveleth listings". Eveleth Heritage Committee. 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ^ Hatler, Carrie (2014-08-27). "Minnesota's First Vocational School". Forgotten Minnesota. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  5. ^ "Eveleth Recreation Building". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2019-03-31.