South Side School

209 S. College Ave., Geneso, Illinois. County/parish: Henry.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 06, 1975. NRIS 75002142.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

South Side School (Geneseo, Illinois)

The South Side School in Geneseo, Illinois was built in 1889. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

It replaced "The American House" that served as a boarding house for out-of-town visitors from 1854. The South Side School was designed by architect John W. Ross and was built by Volk Construction Co. It was demolished, controversially, in 1979.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892978

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