Fort Dodge Senior High School (1922)

The former Fort Dodge Senior High School building, also known as North Junior High and Phillips Middle School, is a historic building located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. The building was constructed in 1922 with additions completed in 1948 and 1979. When the current high school was built in 1958, this building became known as North Junior High School, housing grades 7, 8, and 9. The Fort Dodge Community School District's adoption of the middle school philosophy in 1984 changed the name of the building to Phillips Middle School. District-wide grade reconfiguration in 1990 changed Phillips to a building housing grades 7 and 8. It, along with Fair Oaks Middle School, was sold to Foutch Brothers. LLC, of Kansas City, Missouri the following year to be converted into apartments.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[3]

Fort Dodge Senior High School
Fort Dodge Senior High School (1922) is located in Iowa
Fort Dodge Senior High School (1922)
Fort Dodge Senior High School (1922) is located in the United States
Fort Dodge Senior High School (1922)
Location1015 5th Ave., N.
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Coordinates42°30′35.6″N 94°11′07.8″W / 42.509889°N 94.185500°W / 42.509889; -94.185500
Built1992
NRHP reference No.15000731[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 2015

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Chad Thompson (August 12, 2016). "Fair Oaks will house Duncombe elementary into 2017". The Messenger. Fort Dodge. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  3. ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/13/15 through 10/16/15". National Park Service. October 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-26.