Monroe School (Children's Museum of Phoenix) | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:2021_Former_Monroe_School,_Children%27s_Museum_of_Phoenix_from_north.jpg) The former Monroe School, now the Children's Museum of Phoenix (2021) | |
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| Location | 215 N. 7th St. |
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| Coordinates | 33°28′48″N 112°11′07″W / 33.48°N 112.185278°W |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Norman F. Marsh |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000237[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 1977 |
The Monroe School is a historic former school at 215 North 7th Street at the intersection of Monroe Street in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was designed by Norman Foote Marsh in the Neoclassical or Classical Revival style and was an elementary school and then a high school from 1914 to 1972. Later it was a Department of Defense recruiting center until 1988.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Since 2008 the building has been the home of the Children's Museum of Phoenix.