Iberia Academy and Junior College explained

Iberia Academy and Junior College
Coordinates:38.0903°N -92.2967°W
Added:September 4, 1980
Refnum:80002379

Iberia Academy and Junior College are historic school buildings located at Iberia, Miller County, Missouri. The four buildings are the dormitory (1905), the administration building (1922-1924), the gymnasium (1927), and "president's home" (1888). The buildings sit at odd angles within a triangle of approximately 2.66 acres. The school was supported mainly by the Congregational church, the Academy was known early on as the "Ozark Experiment". The buildings were largely built by student labor. The school closed in 1951.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Iberia Academy and Junior College . 2017-01-01. Roger Dillon. PDF. December 1979. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 9 photographs from 1978)