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Title
Williamson--Kennedy School: National Register of Historic Places Application
Subject
Architectural Styles: COLONIAL REVIVAL
Areas Of Significance: EDUCATION
Periods Of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Significant Years: 1922
Areas Of Significance: EDUCATION
Periods Of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Significant Years: 1922
Description
Present Day: University of Missouri Extension Center
Address: 614 Lindsay Street
Year listed: 1997
Description: The site of the Williamson-Kennet'y School was acquired by the Poplar Bluff School Board in the 1880s and a two-story brick school known as the "Benton School" was built in 1885. This building was demolished in 1922 and the present Williamson-Kennedy elementary school was constructed at a cost of $60,000. The building contained 20,798 square feet and was named to honor two of Benton School's long-time teachers, Hattie Williamson, and Clara Thompson Kennedy.
Address: 614 Lindsay Street
Year listed: 1997
Description: The site of the Williamson-Kennet'y School was acquired by the Poplar Bluff School Board in the 1880s and a two-story brick school known as the "Benton School" was built in 1885. This building was demolished in 1922 and the present Williamson-Kennedy elementary school was constructed at a cost of $60,000. The building contained 20,798 square feet and was named to honor two of Benton School's long-time teachers, Hattie Williamson, and Clara Thompson Kennedy.
Creator
Philip Thomason
Thomason and Associates
PO Box 121225
Nashville TN 37212
Thomason and Associates
PO Box 121225
Nashville TN 37212
Publisher
National Park Service
Date
Published: 2/12/1998
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
National Register Information System ID:
98000036
98000036