Valentine Public School Explained

Valentine Public School
Location:3rd and Macomb Sts., Valentine, Nebraska
Coordinates:42.8753°N -100.5467°W
Built:1897
Builder:Beindorff, Charles F.; Fletcher & Stolze
Architecture:Queen Anne, Romanesque
Added:June 14, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84002454

The Valentine Public School, at 3rd and Macomb Sts. in Valentine, Nebraska, was built in 1897. It has also been known as Centennial Hall.[1]

History and significance

It was deemed significant for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, in 1984, as being a relatively rare example of a school used for first grade through high school, originally, and for its Queen Anne style "character combined with Romanesque Revival elements".[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Present day

It is now operated as a museum, the Centennial Hall Museum.[1]

Two other Nebraska schools that combined elementary and high schools and are listed on the National Register are the 1903-built Glenville School and the Steele City School, both in southeastern Nebraska.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://visitvalentine.org/explore-here/things-to-do/ Attractions, Valentine
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84002454}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Valentine Public School / Centennial Hall ]. Penelope Chatfied Sodhi . March 1984 . National Park Service. and
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=98001566}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glenville School / NeHBS #CY06-00 ]. National Park Service. August 10, 2016. Melissa Dirr . November 1998 . with