Mayflower School (Juneau, Alaska)

Mayflower School
Location 750 St Anns Ave.
Douglas, Alaska
Coordinates 58°16′31″N 134°23′32″W / 58.2753°N 134.3923°W / 58.2753; -134.3923Coordinates: 58°16′31″N 134°23′32″W / 58.2753°N 134.3923°W / 58.2753; -134.3923
Area less than one acre
Built 1934 (1934)
Architect US Bureau of Indian Affairs; N. Lester Troast
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 88002534[1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1988

The Mayflower School is a historic school building at St. Ann's and Savikko Streets in the Douglas part of Juneau, Alaska. It is a rectangular 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gable roof, and sited in Savikko Park overlooking the Gastineau Channel. It is set on a hillside, and only presents 1-1/2 stories to the front. Its main entrance is on the second level, set in a recessed entryway which is flanked by fluted pilasters and topped by a swan pediment. The school was built in 19344 by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs to serve as a model school for Native children in Alaska. In addition to educational facilities, the school also contained community meeting facilities, including a library, kitchen, and recreation room. The building served as an educational facility exclusively for Native children until 1940, when it was merged into the Juneau school system.[2] Since 1994, the building has been used as a Montessori school.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Mayflower School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  3. ↑ "A History of Montessori in Juneau". Juneau Montessori School. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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