NRHP: Valentine Public School

Valentine Public School (Centennial Hall)

Valentine Public School (Centennial Hall)

NRHP Reference #: 84002454

NRHP Listing Date: 19840614

Location

3rd & Macomb Sts, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska

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Summary

The bond issue to build the Valentine Public School was approved in February 1897. It was designed by Omaha architect Charles F. Beindorff, and construction was completed in 1898. The two-story brick structure was built for primary and secondary students of Cherry County School District 1. The building incorporates Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival design elements. The school is owned by the Centennial Hall Corporation, a non-profit organization which uses it for community functions.

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