Leota School for Girls

The former Leota School for Girls, also known as the Bones School, is a historic Victorian architecture residential building completed in 1910 in Evansville, Wisconsin at 443 South First Street. It was originally constructed as a home for Vivas C. and Phila Holmes, owners of the Evansville Mercantile Association (Grange Store).^[1] The home was sold in 1934 to William and Jenny Bone who opened the school. They also operated the Leota Camp based at the home.^[1] The school closed in 1959.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b 443 South First, The Leota School for Girls by Ruth Ann Montgomery 1999
^ Tour group 5 Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine City of Evansville

42°46′25.1″N 89°18′05.3″W / 42.773639°N 89.301472°W / 42.773639; -89.301472

[leo-1] 443 South First, The Leota School for Girls by Ruth Ann Montgomery 1999

[2] Tour group 5 Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine City of Evansville

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