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United States historic place
Emerson Hough Elementary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Emerson Hough Elementary School is located in IowaEmerson Hough Elementary SchoolShow map of IowaEmerson Hough Elementary School is located in the United StatesEmerson Hough Elementary SchoolShow map of the United States
Location700 N. 4th Ave., E.
Newton, Iowa
Coordinates41°42′12″N 93°02′42″W / 41.70333°N 93.04500°W / 41.70333; -93.04500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1927
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPSPublic Schools for Iowa: Growth and Change MPS
NRHP reference No.02001232
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 2002

Emerson Hough Elementary School is a historic complex located in Newton, Iowa, United States. It was the first school in the state to employ the Platoon system of education where students spent half of their day studying fundamental subjects and the other half studying specialty subjects like art. Enrollment in the local public schools increased 57 percent between 1923 and 1927. The district could not afford to build the number schools required using a traditional education system, but they could house twice the number of students in a single building using the Platoon system. The school was named for Newton native Emerson Hough, who wrote novels about the American West and co-founded the Izaak Walton League. The two-story brick Italian Renaissance Revival structure was built in 1927. The building was expanded to the north in 1993, and at that time the interior was extensively renovated. Only the gymnasium and the front central hallway were not altered. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Camilla Deiber. "Emerson Hough Elementary School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-12. with photo(s)
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National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Iowa
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Jasper County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa


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