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Okeechobee High School (1925)

Coordinates: 27°14′14″N 80°49′54″W / 27.23724°N 80.83157°W / 27.23724; -80.83157
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Okeechobee High School (1925)
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General information
Architectural styleSouthern Colonial Revival,
Town or city610 SW 2nd Ave. Okeechobee, Florida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates27°14′14″N 80°49′54″W / 27.23724°N 80.83157°W / 27.23724; -80.83157
Construction started1925
Completed1925
ClientOkeechobee County Schools
Design and construction
Architect(s)William Hatcher and Lawrence Funke
EngineerBuilder: Rogers and Duncanson

The Okeechobee High School (1925) is an historic redbrick school building located at 610 SW 2nd Avenue in Okeechobee, Florida. Designed by architects William Hatcher and Lawrence Funke, it was built in 1925 by Rogers and Duncanson. In 1989, it was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[1]

The new Okeechobee High School is now located at 2800 Highway 441 North[2] and the 1925 building is the Okeechobee Freshman Campus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 131, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
  2. ^ Okeechobee High School
  3. ^ Okeecobee Freshman Campus