Nelson School

This article is about the schoolhouse in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA. For the schoolhouse in Nelson, New Hampshire, USA, see Nelson Schoolhouse. For other school topics, see Nelson (disambiguation).
Nelson School
Nelson School from the east
Nelson School is located in Minnesota
Nelson School
Nelson School is located in the United States
Nelson School
Location1018 South 1st Street, Stillwater, Minnesota
Coordinates45°2′48.2″N 92°48′14.7″W / 45.046722°N 92.804083°W / 45.046722; -92.804083
AreaLess than one acre
Built1897
ArchitectOrff & Guilbert
Architectural styleNeoclassical/Georgian Revival
MPSWashington County MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.79001257[1]
Designated NRHPOctober 25, 1979

Nelson School is a former school building in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States, built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and education.[2] It was nominated for its Neoclassical/Georgian Revival architecture by Orff & Guilbert and for its status as the oldest surviving public school building in Stillwater.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Nelson School". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  3. ^ Skrief, Charles (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Nelson School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)