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District No. 1 School, Madison & Fourth Streets (moved to), Nicodemus, Graham County, KS

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District No. 1 School, Madison & Fourth Streets (moved to), Nicodemus, Graham County, KS

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Summary

See HABS No. KS-49 for list of structures that are contributing to the historic district & fieldnotes.
Significance: By 1955, District #1 closed and local children sent to Bogue, KS to school. In 966, 4-H club bought structure to use for meetings. In 1983, American Legion bought structure to use for meetings and gatherings. Nicodemus was first community in Graham County to establish a school, thus the #1, a demonstration that education was very important to the Black community. Private owners of lots sold to school district so that structure could be erected.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6
Survey number: HABS KS-49-O
Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1930- ca. 1939 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1941- ca. 1945 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000820

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Date

1950
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
American Legion
Fly, La Barbara Wigfall, field team
Hamilton, Kenneth M, field team
Prucha, Marion L, field team
McNamara, Richard W, field team
Everett, J Keith, project manager
Tiller, deTeel Patterson, project manager
Fraser, Clayton B, photographer
Belleau, William J, photographer
Van Dyke, Bettina C, historian
Baughn, Gary W, delineator
Fly, Everett L, delineator
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