The Elo School is a historic school built in 1906 and expanded in 1915. It is a 24 by 64 feet (7.3 m × 19.5 m) building with an enclosed porch and a bell tower. It was named for Reverend John William Eloheimo, a Finnish Evangelical minister, and his daughter Eva Eloheimo was one of its first teachers. The original 1906 structure was built for $612 by Abram Pekkala; the expansion was by Finnish carpenters John Heikkila and John Ruuska. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Elo School
Elo School is located in Idaho
Elo School
Elo School is located in the United States
Elo School
LocationSoutheast of State Highway 55 on Farm to Market Rd., near McCall in Valley County, Idaho
Coordinates44°53′10″N 116°3′34″W / 44.88611°N 116.05944°W / 44.88611; -116.05944
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1906 (1906)
Built byPekkala, Abram
MPSLong Valley Finnish Structures TR
NRHP reference No.82002515[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1982

The NRHP listing includes a 25 by 25 feet (7.6 m × 7.6 m) teacher's cottage located behind the school.[2]

It is located southeast of State Highway 55 on Farm to Market Rd., in or near McCall, in Valley County, Idaho.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: Elo School". National Park Service. Retrieved October 7, 2017. With one historic photo and two photos from 1979.