Cave Lake School Explained

Cave Lake School
Coordinates:47.4222°N -116.6089°W
Built:1913
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:September 12, 1985
Area:1acres
Mpsub:Kootenai County Rural Schools TR
Refnum:85002092

The Cave Lake School, in Kootenai County, Idaho near Medimont, Idaho, was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It is a NaNfeet wood-frame building "influenced by the Colonial Revival and bungalow styles", with a hipped roof and painted shiplap siding.[1] It is an important example of "exploration/settlement architecture."[2]

It was used as a school from 1913 until the 1950s. At the time of National Register listing, it was privately owned and was used for hay storage.[1]

It is located on the north side of Idaho State Highway 3, near its intersection with Willow Creek Road, about halfway between the southern ends of Cave Lake and Medicine Lake.[1]

The building may have been destroyed or moved.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002092}} Idaho State Historical Society Inventory for Group Nomination of Kootenai County Rural Schools: Cave Lake School ]. National Park Service. December 28, 2019. With
  2. Web site: NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS ASSET METADATA . NPS . National Park Service . 26 October 2020.
  3. No school seems apparent in Google satellite view (copyright 2019) or Google street view imagery (dated September 2013) along Idaho State Highway 3 where the school reportedly was located.