South Ward School (Cresco, Iowa)

South Ward School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The apartment that replaced the school building
Location	500 S. Elm St. Cresco, Iowa
Coordinates	43°22′03″N 92°07′02″W / 43.36750°N 92.11722°WCoordinates: 43°22′03″N 92°07′02″W / 43.36750°N 92.11722°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architect	James Byrne
Architectural style	Late Victorian Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	82000408[1]
Added to NRHP	November 10, 1982

The South Ward School was a historic building located in Cresco, Iowa, United States. It served as a grade school from 1897 to 1978. Because of low enrollment it was not used from 1949 to 1953.^[2] The 2½-story brick structure was built on a raised limestone basement, and it was capped with a hipped roof. It was a good example of late Victorian-style school buildings with Romanesque influences.^[2] The school building has subsequently been torn down and replaced with a modern apartment building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Barbara Beving Long and Ralph J. Christian. "South Ward School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-09.