Reads Landing School
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Reads Landing School is a former school building in the unincorporated community of Reads Landing, Minnesota, United States. Built in 1870, it has been converted into the Wabasha County Historical Society Museum. The building is one of the state's oldest surviving brick schools, and typifies their characteristic boxy, bracketed, Italianate style. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and exploration/settlement.[3] It was nominated for being a rare surviving example of Minnesota's early brick schools, and for its association with Reads Landing's peak as a lumber milling boomtown.[4]
Reads Landing School | |
Location | 70537 206th Avenue, Reads Landing, Minnesota[1] |
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Coordinates | 44°24′4.3″N 92°4′46.2″W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1870 |
Built by | Daniel C. Hill |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 88003217[2] |
Designated | January 19, 1989 |