Riverton Elementary School Explained

Riverton Elementary School
Location:12830 S. Redwood Rd., Riverton, Utah
Coordinates:40.5183°N -111.9394°W
Built:1925-30
Architect:Scott & Welch; Ashton & Evans
Added:August 8, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96000872

The Riverton Elementary School, at 12830 S. Redwood Rd. in Riverton, Utah, was built during 1925-30 and is the oldest public school building surviving in Riverton. According to its NRHP nomination in 1996, it is significant historically as representing "the adaptation of schools to meet the needs associated with providing appropriately sized and wholesomely designed spaces in which children could be taught," and for its long service in the community of Riverton.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

It now houses the Riverton City Office.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96000872}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverton Elementary School ]. C. Ray Varley and Utah SHPO staff . May 1996 . National Park Service. and