Challis Jr. Sr. High School is a school in Challis, Idaho.[2] The former Challis High School, a building at 701 Main Ave. in Challis, Idaho, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was destroyed by the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake.
Challis High School | |
 The only section of the original building that remains. | |
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| Location | Main Ave. Challis, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 44°30′17″N 114°13′52″W / 44.50472°N 114.23111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Challis MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001305[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1980 |
It was a stone building, built of local tuff stone, which demonstrated "the persistence of the false-front idea in Challis architecture. Here, the false front masks a simpler gabled schoolhouse and projects an image more in keeping with urban schools of the period."[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Challis Jr Sr High School / Overview". www.d181.k12.id.us. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory for Group Nomination of Historic Resources of Challis: Challis High School". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved December 25, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1980
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