Albion State Normal School

Albion Normal School Campus
Miller Hall, a contributing property in the district
Albion is located in the United States
Albion
Albion
Location in the United States
Albion is located in Idaho
Albion
Albion
Location in Idaho
LocationAlbion, Idaho, U.S.
Coordinates42°24′48″N 113°35′2″W / 42.41333°N 113.58389°W / 42.41333; -113.58389
Built1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Architectural styleColonial Revival,
late Victorian
NRHP reference No.80001298 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1980
Swanger Hall
LocationAlbion State Normal School campus, Albion, Idaho
Coordinates42°24′48″N 113°35′03″W / 42.4133°N 113.5841°W / 42.4133; -113.5841
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
NRHP reference No.78001058[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1978

Albion State Normal School was a public institution of higher learning the western United States, located in Albion, Idaho. Established by the Idaho Legislature in 1893, it was one of two normal schools in the state. (The other, in Lewiston, is now Lewis–Clark State College.) Citizens of Albion had actively lobbied for the school's establishment, and donated land and labor for the new campus.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.