Wyman School
Wyman School | |
![]() Old Wyman School, September 2012 | |
39°20′42″N 94°13′42″W / 39.34500°N 94.22833°W / 39.34500; -94.22833 | |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
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Built | 1912 (1912) |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08000695[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 2008 |
Wyman School, also known as Excelsior Springs High School (and later Wyman Public/Elementary School until the mid-1990s), is a historic school building located at Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri.
History
The school was built in 1912.[2][3] The building is a three-story, rectangular brick building with Classical Revival design elements. It has a flat roof and sits in a limestone foundation. Also on the property is the contributing power plant (1913) and a classroom annex (a non-historic prefabricated building that sits west of the power plant).[4]: 5
The Wyman School was named after Anson Wyman, founder of Excelsior Springs.[3]
The school was eventually converted to an elementary school.
After classes ended in the mid-1990s, the building was used as a community theatre before becoming vacant.[2][5]
The Wyman School was purchased by the city of Excelsior Springs.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
On July 5, 2022, the power plant on the south end of the school was demolished.[2][6] This structure was built in 1913 to provide heat via a coal-burning furnace.[2] Due to a partial roof collapse noted in 2008 and the extent of damage discovered during a 2021 environmental study, the city decided to demolish the power plant structure.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Cole, S. Jason (2023-09-17). "Powering Down: Wyman School 'Power Plant' Demolished". Excelsior Citizen. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ a b Woodson, W.H. (1920). History of Clay County, Missouri. Topeka, Kansas: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 174–188.
- ^ Elizabeth Rosin and Kristen Ottesen (March 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wyman School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ "Jim and Ruth Arnold own WYMAN PLACE, the former Wyman School". The Excelsior Springs Standard. 1997-03-05. p. 7.
- ^ Rice, Bryan (2022-07-08). "Wyman power plant demolished". Excelsior Springs Standard. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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