South Side School (Geneseo, Illinois)

United States historic place

South Side School

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 209 S. College Ave.
Geneseo, Illinois
Coordinates| 41°27′4″N 90°9′33″W﻿ / ﻿41.45111°N 90.15917°W﻿ / 41.45111; -90.15917
Area| 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built| 1889
Architect| Ross, J.W.; Volk Construction Co.
Architectural style| Romanesque
NRHP reference No.| 75002142[1]
Added to NRHP| May 6, 1975

The South Side School in Geneseo, Illinois was built in 1889. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

It replaced "The American House" that served as a boarding house for out-of-town visitors from 1854.[2] The South Side School was designed by architect John W. Ross and was built by Volk Construction Co.[1] It was demolished, controversially, in 1979.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ "Full text of "Geneseo centennial history : 1836-1936"". archive.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
3. ^ Stone, Mary Ida (1981). Geneseo, Illinois: The First 150 Years Sesquicentennial History Genealogy. Geneseo, Illinois: Geneseo Historical Association. p. 45\. ASIN B000BUFF2C.

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