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Wasilla Elementary School

Coordinates: 61°34′58″N 149°26′24″W / 61.58288°N 149.4401°W / 61.58288; -149.4401
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Wasilla Elementary School
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Wasilla Elementary School is located in Alaska
Wasilla Elementary School
LocationCorner of East Swanson Avenue and North Boundary Street, Wasilla, Alaska
Coordinates61°34′58″N 149°26′24″W / 61.58288°N 149.4401°W / 61.58288; -149.4401
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
NRHP reference No.80000758[1]
AHRS No.ANC-110
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1980
Designated AHRSJune 20, 1979

The Wasilla Elementary School, located near the corner of East Swanson Avenue and North Boundary Street in Wasilla, Alaska is a historic one-room school that was built in 1917. It was Wasilla's first school, and served as its primary school until 1934 when a larger school was built. It is 22 by 36 feet (6.7 m × 11.0 m) in dimension. It was moved to its present location, in a historic park, shortly before its NRHP nomination in 1979. It had been located about three blocks away. After 1934 it was used again as a school overflow classroom and it also served as a community hall and for weddings, funerals and other events; it served as a Church of Christ for a number of years.[2]

The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Dorothy G. Page (August 7, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wasilla Elementary School (AHRS SITE NO. ANC-110)". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1979