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United States historic place
Coggon Public School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1909 building
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Location408 E. Linn St.
Coggon, Iowa
Coordinates42°16′51.6″N 91°31′39.5″W / 42.281000°N 91.527639°W / 42.281000; -91.527639
Areaabout 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1909, 1936, 1957
Built byA.J. Bruce, et al.
ArchitectR.R. Mayberry
W. Jay Brown
N. Clifford Prall
Architectural styleLate 19th & 20th Century Revivals
Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.16000605
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 2016

Coggon Public School, also known as the Coggon Center, is a historic building located in Coggon, Iowa, United States.

History

The chosen terminus for the community's Main Street in 1884 was its schoolhouse. A school building has remained on this property ever since. The 1890 school building was replaced by the first section of this building in 1909. Cedar Rapids architect R.R. Mayberry designed the two-story brick structure with Neoclassical styling, and A.J. Bruce was the contractor who built it. Cedar Rapids architect W. Jay Brown designed a 1936 addition in an industrial style and Des Moines architect N. Clifford Prall designed a 1957 addition in the Modern style.

North Linn Community School District

The school districts in Coggon, Troy Mills, and Walker were combined in 1965 to form the North Linn Community School District. Prior to the merger the Coggon School had housed all grade levels, and after the merger it served as an elementary school. In 2011 a bond issue passed that consolidated the district's elementary program in the existing middle and high school building in Troy Mills. School operations in this building ceased that year. The building was acquired by the Coggon Area Betterment Association.

Modern day

It now houses retail and community service organizations in part of the building that is known as the Coggon Center. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ William C. Page. "Coggon Public School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
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