NRHP: SS Peter and Paul Catholic School
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SS Peter & Paul Catholic School
NRHP Reference #: 91001751
NRHP Listing Date: 19920107
Location
SEC 2nd & Broadway, Butte, Boyd County, Nebraska
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Summary
Designed by architect William Steele, and finished in 1909, the S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic School is a typical example of multi-story, brick, "fireproof" parochial school buildings that were constructed in virtually every Catholic community in Nebraska during the first quarter of the twentieth century. These schools were, and are, a symbol of community permanence and progressive interest in parochial education. The building features all the characteristics of a period school: chapel, boarding rooms for the students, and nuns quarters. The school is significantly associated with parochial education in Boyd County, as it was the only Catholic elementary school built in the county.
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The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the country’s official list of historically significant properties. To be eligible for the NRHP a property must generally retain their historic appearance, be at least 50 years old, and have the potential to be documented as historically or architecturally significant at either the local, state, or national level. The National Register of Historic Places is a National Park Service program administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society for the state of Nebraska. Visit the Nebraska State Historical Society's website to learn more about the program.
