Jefferson School | |
Coordinates: | 37.2968°N -89.5292°W |
Architect: | Blackwood, Lewis B. |
Builder: | Taylor, W.W. & Son |
Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
Added: | May 12, 2009 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 09000300 |
Jefferson School was an elementary school building located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1904, and is a two-story, red brick and stone elementary school building with a raised sandstone foundation and hipped roof. It featured a bell tower rising above the roofline. It operated as the city's elementary school for African-American students from 1953–1955, when it closed.[1] It was demolished on December 28, 2012.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.