Roosevelt Junior High School (Decatur, Illinois)

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United States historic place

Roosevelt Junior High School

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 701 W. Grand Ave., Decatur, Illinois
Coordinates| 39°51′23″N 88°57′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.85639°N 88.96500°W﻿ / 39.85639; -88.96500Coordinates: 39°51′23″N 88°57′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.85639°N 88.96500°W﻿ / 39.85639; -88.96500
Area| 6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built| 1917 (1917)-21
Built by| Kravel, H.B.
Architect| Brooks, Bramhall & Dague
Architectural style| Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.| 02000462[1]
Added to NRHP| May 9, 2002

Roosevelt Junior High School is a historic school located at 701 West Grand Avenue in Decatur, Illinois. Built from 1917 to 1921, the school was the second exclusive middle school in the city behind the now closed Centennial Junior High School. Decatur architectural firm Brooks, Bramhall & Dague designed the school in the Collegiate Gothic style, a popular choice for educational buildings at the time. The three-story building is built from red brick and features terra cotta trim designed to resemble stone. The front entrance is designed to resemble a castle's keep, with octagonal turrets on either side and the extensive use of terra cotta to form arches, piers and spandrels. The rest of the building features buttresses and Gothic arches throughout, and a battlement surrounds the edge of the roof. The school operated continuously from its opening until 2000.[2]

The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2002.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Baldwin, Susan M.; Bills, Cindi (January 15, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Roosevelt Junior High School" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

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