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Paris Public School

Coordinates: 42°13′42″N 111°24′00″W / 42.2284°N 111.4000°W / 42.2284; -111.4000
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Paris Public School
Paris Public School is located in Idaho
Paris Public School
Paris Public School is located in the United States
Paris Public School
LocationMain and 1st Sts., North, Paris, Idaho
Coordinates42°13′42″N 111°24′00″W / 42.2284°N 111.4000°W / 42.2284; -111.4000
Arealess than one acre
Built1918
ArchitectWatkins, Richard C.
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSParis MRA
NRHP reference No.82000290[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1982

The Paris Public School, at Main and 1st Sts., North, in Paris, Idaho, is a historic school that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a brick building. It was designed by architect Richard C. Watkins in Prairie School style and was built in 1918.

It is significant partly for reflecting a local fad: the school, the Hotel Paris, the Les and Hazel Shepherd Bungalow, and the LDS Stake Office Building (all also NRHP-listed in Paris), reflect the Prairie style, which is otherwise relatively rare in Idaho. According to a 1980 study, the style's unusual popularity in Paris gives the city a sense of architectural unity.[2] The same study called the Public School the best and most representative example of the Prairie School in the city.[3]

It was listed on the National Register in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Patricia Wright; Madeline Buckendorf & Jennifer Eastman Attebery (May 16, 1980). "Paris Multiple Resource Assessment".
  3. ^ "Inventory Sheet For Group Nominations: Paris Public School" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved July 3, 2014.