Big Horn Academy Building
Big Horn Academy Historic District | |
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| Location | Cowley, Wyoming |
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| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Works Progress Administration (1936 gymnasium) |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000285[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1992 |
The Big Horn Academy Building was built in 1916. It is located in Cowley, Wyoming, United States. It served as a high school and junior college for the students who lived in the Bighorn Basin.
The academy was started in 1907 by
lodgepole pine, was added in 1936, being built by the Works Progress Administration.[2]
The school building was used until 1985. At that time the students from Cowley High School began attending Rocky Mountain High School in Byron. Between 1985 and 2011 it was used as a preschool, and housed a number of small businesses. In 2011 it was remodeled and now holds the administrative offices for Big Horn County School District #1.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Big Horn Academy Historic District". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
External links
- Big Horn Academy at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
