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United States Department of the InteriorNational Park SelvlcaNational Register of Historic PlacesRegistration Formmu tcfm is lor u sin nominating or requesting determinations for Individual pwrtin pnd disb-ko. %e insfrunions in How fo Cornpiers DZ~Nebel Regsler o/ Historic Piacaf RagisUaLk Fvm (National Register Buiimin 16A). C0mpiMe each kern by mnrkhg "x" in the appropriate b x ruby enwing Ihe information requerted. If an kern does no( apply to the pmperty being documented, enter "NIA" for "m appiicabie " Fcr funniom,ahhecrud classification, materials, and mar d significance, enter cnly satepMiea Md .uDca(egoriar from me insiredons Pks addionale n h on3 nanaUve Aenu on continuation ah& (NPS Form tP900a) Ulo r typwrriter, wrd pmceyar, w computer, to mmpcae all items1. Name of Propertyhistoric name Lbhlonga School 81 - -other nameslsite number mlon~a SdIool -2. Location--meet & number- Tho miles NJ3 of Ott~miwa on County Road H25 - w%ot for publicationcity or town Ottumwa -- -% vicinitystate. Iowa code . IA . county Wa@lo 179 . 52501-- code -- ZIP code --- ----3. StatelFederal Agency Certlflcatlon-.-As the designated ~ulhority under the National Historic Prwse~ation Ad, cs amended, I hereby certify Vlat thim nommationG request lor delerminalion of eligibility meets the dwumentation nandards for registering properties in Ihe National Reginer ofHistoric Places and meets the Procedural and pmfesslorul requirements $el forth in 36 CFRPan 50 in my opinion. the propeqRegister criteria. I raanmend Lhal this property be considered ~gnificanlnUnuaUon stwl for eddUonal wmments)STATE HImmOF IFwIwIStale d Fedem agency and bureau- - -.Swe or Federal agency and bureau-- A-4. National Park Service CertificationI hereby cenity lhal the property i.: Signature of lhe Keeper Dale 01 Anion0 entered in the NatioMl R+ner,0 See continuation w,, - -delemined eligible for hiNalional Reglner0 See continualion sheet - -0 adermined no1 eligible lor meNational Reginer -. - -removed from the NationalReginer -- -other (explain:)-

Dahlonesa School --,Name of PropertyWacello Countv. IACwnty ud Slate5. UasstflcationOwnership of Property cale90~ Of f'ro~awNumber of Resources within Property(Cha4 u many boxer u w@y) (Check cnty au box) (Do roc Wudr prwbuaty Wed rmci~nes in me owm)0 private a building(s)W public-local 0 district0 public-State O site0 public-Federal structureD objectContributJng1Noncontributing---0-- buildings- - sites-mctures1 0 TotalName of related multlple property llstlng(Enrer"W H pmpxty u ~1 pan d a mulllpie propsrty ikring.)N/A6. Functlon or UseHistoric Functions(Enter ca~egoriea hum insn&ms)EWCATION/SC~CO~Number of contributing resources pravlously listedIn the National RegisteroCurrent Functlons(Enter categories hom insrunion$)VACANT/NOT IN USE--- -7. Description -.Matedais(Enter categoriesLnTE 19th & EARLY 20th C AMERICAN/ Craftsman foundation ConcretewallsWCK~~/weatherboard -roof Asphalt --other --Narrative Description(Dewribe ihe hLLw'c and sumnl condbn d th. property on one or mon CwtJn~n 8heaU)

Dahloneqa SchoolNams of Propeml8. Statement of SlgnlflcancsApplicable NaUonal Reglster Criteria(Mah'Y in om w mom bxer for the orilRL qdwng thr proprrty!a Naiqna Rogisrr LLnlw )Areas of Slgnlflcancshorn Inruuxhu)(Enter u l ~ r i wProperty Is -1ated with events fhat have madea significant contribution to the broad panems ofour historypmpeny 1s associated with the llves of perjonssignificant in our past.Property embodies the dislinaive characteristicsof a type, period, or method of wnstructlon orrepresen@ Uw work of a maser, or possesseshigh arlistic values, or represents a slgnlficant anddistinguishable entity whose components Lackindividual dstlnction.G D PropeQ has yielded, or Is likely to yield,inlormation important in prehktsiory or history.Criteria Considerations(Mu% 'x in ail the baxer U!~I apply 1Property is:0 A owned by a religious hditution or used forraligious purposes0 B removed from its original location.0 C a binhplace or grave.0 D a cemeteryU E a reconstructed building, object or Wcture.0 F a wmrnemoraWe propertyPeriod of Slgnillcance1921 -1 950Slgnlflcant DatesSlgnlflcant Person(Cornplels 11 Crilsrion B is marked above)Cultural Afflllatlon-0 G iess than 50 years of age or achieved signlflcancewithin the pas? 50 years.KERNS, GEORGE M.(Archt)Narrative Statement of Slgnlflcance(Explain me rigniluncr of Ou properly w are or mM mntlnuPtbn rh6en.)-9. Major Blbllographical ReferencesPrevious documentatlon on flle (NPS):0 preliminary determination of Individual llstlng (38CFR 67) has been requestedO previously listed In the Natlonal Reglster0 previously delemined eligible by the NatlonalRegisterG designaled a National Historlc Landmark0 recorded by Historic American Bulldlngs Sur~eyI-0 recorded by Historic American EngineeringRecord kPrlrnary locatlon of additlonal data:;W Stale Historic Preservation OHice0 Other State agencyFederal agency1.~4 pvernmentUniversityO OtherName of repository:-.

Dahlonega SchoolName of Properiy10. Gecqraphical DataAcreage of PropertyLess than one acre7Wapello County, IACounty and SueUTM References(Place aodn~mal VTM rufereK3a onmbnusfion sheet)Verbal Boundary Dascriptlon(Describe me boundariw 01 me property on a mntinuation shw)Zone Edsung Nonhmg4 W L L l l u J L USee mnunuatlon sheetBoundary JustMcatlon(Explain wny the boundaries wem selectad on 8 mntinuation sheet)11. Form Prepared BynamenitleMolly Myers Naumnn, Consultantorganization . date. April 2000 --167 West Alta Vistastreet & number - - telephone(51 5) 682-2 743crty or townOttmIAStatezip code 52501-14.37 -Additional Documentation-Smm~t me lollowing itam wiih !he mmpieted form:Continuation SheetsMapsPhotographsA USGS map (7 5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's locationA Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resourcesRepresentative black and white photographs of the propertyAdditional kerns(Check nVI !he SHPO w FPO hx any &tii(iod PIMns)Properly Owner(Cornpielo Vila ~tem at !he requesf of SHPO or FPO)name Dahlonega Township Trustees (c/o Richard Black, Qlr . )g number 8550 Bladensbmq Road , telephone (51 5) 937-5305 -c~ty or town O t t m state IA zip code- 52501~apwork Redudon ~ cStatement: t This informaUon is being collected for applkatbni to VH National Register 01 nut--- --hace~ to minetspmpniea lor lislng w determine eilgibiiity lor lLdn9, 10 list PrOPertlW, md to emend existing linings Raponrs to mis rsqusn u requlrea to wna benefn in amrdance mth Lhe National Historic Preaowatbn An, M mended (18 U S C 470 el teq )Wiruiec Burden Statement: Publk mponing burden for thh form 18 catirnated to average 18 1 houn per Wnse induding Ume lor mmngmn~nlonr gathering am dntainlng dam and mrnpieting and rwlminp the Ion. Direct mrnmenb regarding !hi$ burden emmate w anyof !ha lorm 10 Vie Chief. Mministrallve Sewices DMsion. Nationd Pnh Service. P 0. Box 37127. W&inglon DC 2C0137127: ahd the mca olManegemem and Budge1 Papenwrk ReduRions Projects (1024-0018). Wuhingon. CC X)5@3

NPS Form 1GSCGaOMB &proval No 1026W18United States Department of the lnteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 1_ Page .-I.- WAPELLO COUNTY, IANARRATIVE DESCRIPTION:The Dahionega School (1921) is a one room rural school. Facing south, it is asingle story wood frame building iocated near the center of the south half of theDahlonega Public Square, approximately 50' north of the right of way. Although it wasoriginally ringed by stately elm trees, these were lost to Dutch Elm Disease in the late1960s and today the schooi stands in isolation in the Square. The unincorporated hamletof Dahionega is approximately 2 miles northeast of the city of Otturnwa and containsonly the schooi plus nine dwellings with associated outbuildingsThe gabie roof building is rectangular in shape measuring approximately 28' x 38'plus a 9' x 11' vestibule on the facade (south eievation).. The main entrance is on thegable end, with a rear door located on the north end of the east elevation. A singlechimney is located at the northern end of the roof. The building rests on a high (3')foundation of rusticated concrete biock Above the foundation is a 10 drip molding,with 3" clapboard covering the wails above Simple corner boards complete theexterior. Five diagonal eave braces are found on each gable end of the main biock,with three braces on the vestibule The relatively low pitch of the roof and the simplicityof the eave braces are elements of the Craftsman style that was so popular forresidential designs of the period This Craftsman influence is continued in the banding ofthe five windows on the east elevation,. Two individual windows are located on the southelevation flanking the entrance, and two are found on the north. Each of thesewindows is 4 0 wide and features nine over nine lights in double hung sash There are nowindows on the west elevation,,The main entry is a single door with transom located in the vestibule A flagpolestands above the southwest corner of the vestibule,. Above this vestibule is a rectangularpanei in the gabie end which originaliy contained the name of the schooi. A belfry,complete with bell. is iocated directiy above the name panei. Entry is at ground level,with a flight of steps rising up to the schooi room level, and another set leading downinto the basement.. This full basement is a somewhat unusual feature in one roomschools, as most were built directiy at ground level. 1.ight and ventilation for thebasement were provided by two windows on each elevation except for the east wherethere is only one,,On the interior, the steps leading up from the entrance open into an eastlwesthaiiway with cloak rooms on each end The haiiway opens into the school room on thefar east and west ends This schooi room features blackboards along the west and northwails, with the band of windows on the east wail The blackboards and a number ofschooi desks are still in place These desks are not from the 1920s. but are of 1950svintage Woodwork throughout is very simple in design It appears that few changeshave been made to the interior over the years Due to the coverings on ail windows,and the fact that the electricity has been turned off, it was impossible to get a goodphotograph of the interior

NPS Farm 10-9WaOM6 Approval No lGZ4M18United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 7 Page .-2-, WAPELLO COUNTY, IAThe basement is one large room with a second room located in the northeastcorner. The walls of this room are identical to the foundation walls and it appears thatthis room was used for coal storage (window on north wail opens directly into this room)In addition to housing the heating system the basement was used for storage purposes,.There is no evidence of a playground or playground equipment, but thephotographs from the late 1960s show a basketball hoop and what may have been abaseball backstop A square concrete platform is located approximately 35 southsoutheastof the front door. This appears to have been constructed for the water pump,but no pump exists todayAlthough no classes have been held in this building since the 1958-59 school year,the building continued to be used as the township polling place through the election of1986 it has been vacant since that time There is interest on the part of the WapeiioCounty Board of Supervisors and Dahlonega Township Trustees in the preservation andrestoration of this building for use as a tourist center for the Des Moines/BurlingtonHighway Corridor.

NPS Farm 10-9M)-aOMB Aprrwsl No 1U24-0318United States Department of the InteriorNational Park SewiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGASCHOOLSection number 7 Page -3- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAFirst Floor Plan, Dahlonego School[Courtesy of Wapello County Engineer's Office)

NPS F on 10.-OMB Approval No 10244318United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 1_ Page -4- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAfNorthIBasement Plan, Dahlonega School(Courtesy of Wapello County Engineer's Office)

NPS Farm 10-9WaOM0 &vwal No 1024-W18United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 7 Page -5- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAELMST.Site Plan of Dahlonega School(Courtesy of Wapello County Engineer's Office)

NPS Form 1-aOMB 4oproval NO 10244A18United States Department of the InteriorNational Park SewiceNational Register of Historic Placescontinuation SheetSection number 1_ Page -6-DAHLONEGASCHOOLWAPEL.LO COUNN, IADAHLONEGA1908 Plat Map of DahlonegaSrnail black square indicates location of present school building(Standard Atlas o fmllo Countv. Iowa. George A. Ogle Co )

NPS Form 1@903aOM0 Approval No 1M4d018United States Department of the InteriorNational Park SenriceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGASCHOOLSection number 7 Page -7- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAU.S,.GS Map of Dahlonega (revised 1976)Location of school is circled

NPS Form 10-900aOMB Approval No 1M40018United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGASCHOOLSection number 7 Page -8- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAIDOT Map of Wapello County (revised 1998)Location of Dahlonega indicated by arrow

NPS Fom 10-9COaOMB bppeval No 1M4-W18United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 1 Page -9- WAPELLO COUNTY, IA-STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:The Dahionega School from 1921 is locally significant under Criterion A as animportant unaltered example of rural schools in lowa from the first quarter of the 20thcentury. and is significant under Criterion C as an example of the popular Craftsmanstyle used for Institutional purposes, designed by Ottumwa architect George M Kerns,The town of Dahionega was founded in 1843, the year the New Purchase wasopened for settlement The original plat contained 10 blocks, each measuring 200'square, with the central block allocated for the Pubiic Square Since the town waslocated on the stage route between Agency and Eddyville, the founders originallybelieved it would be designated as the county seat However, the neighboring town ofLouisville (now Ottumwa) which was located 4 miles to the southwest on the banks of theDes Moines River, and nearer the geographic center of the county, was named thecounty seat in 1844 This decision had a profound impact on Dahionega The town wasnever incorporated, and even though it had a population of about 300 in 1856, itsteadily declined to a population around 200 in 1875, and by 1914 it was described as"it is now but a hamlet, In the midst of a rich agricultural region " (Waterman, Vol 1,p 316) In the 1860s the town boasted three stores, one tavern, a comfortable schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, a portable saw mill, two packing houses for beef and pork, apublic hall. a good hotel, and an extensive potteryThe first school in Dahlonega was a log buiiding that was torn down in 1853 Thiswas followed by a brick school, that apparently was used for just a few years and thenwas sold first to a church society, and then to local farmers for use as a meeting hall. Nodate has been determined for the construction of the third school buiiding, a two storybrick structure located in the Public Square (Waterman, Vol I. p 316) That brick schooiwas replaced in 1921 with the wood frame buiiding that is the subject of this nominationThe evolution of the Dahionega school buildings parallels the evolution of education inlowaAs new settlers came into lowa in the 1830s. '40s and '50s often one of their firstacts was to set up a school for their children In many communities these were held inprivate homes and/or churches There was no organization to the early schooi system,and the teachers were often well-intentloned parents or older siblings..Twelve years after lowa achieved statehood a bill was introduced into the lowaLegislature by Josiah B Grlnneli (choirman of the Standing Committee on Schools)Known as the "Public Education for the State of lowa" bill, this 1858 Legislative Actestablished a free public school system for the state of Iowa The civil township wasselected as the area for a school district, and incorporated towns of 1,000 or morepeople became independent districts These free schools were for the education ofstudents aged 5 to 25 and basically provided elementary education through grade 8Higher education (i e high schools) was left up to the incorporated communities with theanticipation that there would be one in each of the 99 counties Students in the rural

NPS Form 10-900aOMB Appromi NO 10244018United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 8 Page -10- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAareas could attend these centralized high schools if they passed qualifying examinationsand If they were willing to provide their own transportation. The 1858 act created theposition of County Superintendent of Schools, as well as district (township) boards Thepresidents of the district boards and the County Superintendent made up the CountyBoard of Education This board provided oversight of the high school(s) Hiring ofteachers and selection of curriculum was left in local hands.The 1878 History of Wa~eilo Countv. lowa (p 400) noted that there were 107school districts in the county. Evidently not all of these had a separate building, becausethese were divided into 85 ungraded (rurai) schools and 10 graded, for a total of 95. Thebook also listed the building material of each: 85 wood frame; 13 brick (one of whichwas in Dahlonega); 1 stone: and 1 log, for a total of loo,,Wapello County appears to have been one of the first (1887) to have standardsfor the issuance of an 8th grade diploma and to hold an observance of graduation fromthe rurai schools. (Aurner, Vol I, p 379) However, by the late 1880s concern was beingexpressed about the quality of education that lowa students (especially those in ruraiareas) were receiving,. In 1888 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Henry Sabinsounded the alarm for the safety of the rural school . .. what he considered to be themost important branch of the educational system.. He wanted equality of rural studentswith "city" students. He stressed that more attention need be given to physicalsurroundings, and to sanitary and hygenic conditions, not only in rural schoois, but in thegreat majority of towns as well (w, pp118-20) There had been a great deal ofdiscussion at both the state and local level over the years about these same problems,.During Sabin's tenure a concerted effort was made to address these concerns. in 1890the Superintendent of Public lnstruction issued. "in response to urgent solicitations frommany parts of the state," the "handbook" for rural schools The first handbook containeda summary of school law, a course of study for rural schools, and an outline of civilgovernment. (By the 1906 edition, only the recommended course of study was includedin the handbook.) In the first year following its issue, 95 of 99 counties reported makingsome changes according to its specified pions. Although the state could not compeladoption of the plans, it could encourage it.. (m., pp 129-30)By 1895 the recommended course of study appears to have been pretty muchadopted state-wide and "it was becoming more and more common for pupils who hadcompleted courses in the rural schools to be admitted without examination to the highschoois, where they were abundantly able to accomplish as much as those who hadcome up through the graded system of a single institution" (M, p 131)Governor Leslie M Shaw stated in 1900 that "a graded school should beaccessible from every farm.." This was a great idea, but with the constant shortage ofqualified teachers and a large number of districts, it was almost impossible to do. Astate-wide survey that year showed that there were 330 districts with an attendance ofless that 5: nearly 3600 districts had less than&; 6370 districts had less that 15: and 9300districts had less than 20! A recommendation was made to move toward consolidation

NPS Form 1Q900.aOM6 Approval No 1G24W18United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 1 Page -11- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAMap showing location of rural (one room) schools in Wapello County(Readin'. Ritin', and Rithmetic: A Historv of One Room Schoolsin Wa~ello Countv, Iowa, Ottumwa Public Library.1994, p v)

NPS Fwm 10-9M)aOMB Approval No 1024-W18United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 8 Page -12- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAof districts (abandoning the small schools) in 1901 ,, This would help solve transportationand teacher problems, and might help in establishing a central high school. The samearguments that were heard throughout the state in the 1950s and '60s (and even today)against consolidation were raised in the early part of this century.. "Neighborhoodschools were best for the children: without the neighborhood school the neighborhoodwould suffer: we will lose control of our children's education," etc.. Despite the outcry, by1904 thirty-five Iowa counties had some form of consolidation underway By 1913enrollment in rural schools and independent town district had declined by nearly 60,000students, while enrollment in towns of more than 1500 had increased High schoolattendance had increased by 25%.The local impact of changing school policies and physical facilities can be seen inWapello County New "modern" school buildings were constructed as needed to replaceold ones For instance, in 1908 Ottumwa architect Frank Fiedler prepared pians for a onestory school building for Polk Twp., "frame, hard plaster, hot air heat, water closets,lavatories 8 ventilators" with an estimated cost of $2000. (American Contractor. July1908. p 48) It has not been determined exactly which of the Polk Twp.. buildings wasdesigned by Fiedler. In 191 5 four new rural schools were constructed. In May bids weresolicited for the Hazel Dell School in Green Twp., in .July bids were solicited for the NasbySchool in Dahlonega Twp., and in August bids were solicited for two schools, one nearAgency and one near Fanon These last two schools were designed by architectGeorge M Kerns of Ottumwa. Both of these schools were to be one story plus basement,one measuring 26' x 34' and the other 24' x 38'. and each was estimated to cost $1500,,(American Contractor, various dates) The addition of a basemeht to pians for a ruraischool is a modern idea This raised the building up off the ground providing betterventilation and (perhaps) a healthier environmentAlthough there is no information from the American Contractorconcerning the1921 Dahlonega School, school board minutes identify Kerns as the architect It featuresthe same raised basement, but is larger than elther of the 1915 buildings, measuring 29' x41' plus the 11' square entry vestibule. It differs in design from the other 21 rural schoolsremaining in Wapeilo County In 1984 (OPL, p ii) as this is the only one in the popularCraftsman style,. The Nasby School (191 5) has the same band of five windows along theside elevation, but it is not on a raised foundation, and it features a porch across thefacade. The Dahionega building is a strong statement of Craftsman design with therelatively low pitched gable roof, broad eaves and simple diagonal braces on the gableends.. The banded windows are typical of the style and period This style was popularfor relatively smail residences, for summer cottages, and recreational facilities It was notviewed as a "grand style appropriate for major public buildings. but it would be a goodchoice for a relatively small one room school in a rurai settingGeorge M Kerns (1871-1941 or 1942) was born in Moline, Illinois and became anarchitect through the apprenticeship system (Shank, p 96) He worked in the Molinearea until 1902 when he moved to Ottumwa and established his private practice thereHe designed the Ottumwa Cemetery Gateway and Office (NRHP) in 1906-08, buildings

NPS Form IC-SYJ-aOM6 Approve1 No 10246018United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSection number 8 Page -13- WAPELLO COUNTY, IAfor the new Ottumwa County Club around 1910, the Russell Harper Residence [a keystructure in the Vogel Place Historic District) in 1915. the Ottumwa National Guard Armoryin 1934, and a number of other residences and buildings in the Ottumwa areaNo information has been located as to the reason that this wood frame buildingreplaced a two story brick one. but it could have been either fire or general deterioratedcondition The village of Dahlonega is centrally located within the township and couldserve as the site of a central school The Dahlonega School may well have been built asa larger structure due to projected consolidation When it opened in the fall of 1921.there were 21 students in attendance Numbers increased by more than 50% during the1923-24 school year to 35, and remained at that level for most years through the closingof the building in the spring 1959 when 36 students were enrolledTalk of consolidation continued throughout the first half of the 20th century By1930 the number of rural schools in Wapello County had decreased to 96 following theconsolidation of some rural districts The Dahlonega District was incorporated into theOttumwa District in 1959 In 1960 neighboring Davis County became the first countywideconsolidated district with elementary buildings in Pulaski and Troy, but the countyseat (Bloomfield) was the center of the district with two elementary buildings, junior high,and high school Not all counties and/or rural districts were so eager to share facilitiesIn Wapello County many of the rural schools were added to the Ottumwa District, but itwas not until ail the rural schools were closed in 1966 that other consolidated districtsemerged Wapello County contains the Ottumwa Community District, and parts of theCardinal. Pekin, and Eddyville-Blakesburg districts The 22 rural school buildings thatremain are used for a variety of purposes: dwellings. housing of livestock, storage, orvacantOf the remaining buildings, the Dahlonega School retains the highest level ofintegrity, and, with the retention of the blackboards and 1950s desks, it is representativeof the last era of the one room school in Iowa. It is in a location that lends itself topreservation and adaptive re-.use.The focus of this nomination project has been only on the historical andarchitectural significance of the resource. There has been no significant archeologicalwork accomplished It is believed that there may be archeological potential in this areadue to the fact that Dahlonega was at one time a village of 300 people with businesses,a pottery, and a mill It is very possible that an archeologicai survey will be undertakenin the future as part of the development of the proposed tourist center However, thisnomination includes only the resource and an area 10' in all directions

NPS Fwm l 0-aOM6 Approval No ID240018United States Department of the InteriorNational Park SewiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetSection number 9 Page -14-DAHLONEGA SCHOOLWAPELLO COUNTY, IABIBLIOGRAPHY:American Contrac.tor. Vol 29, #29, July 18, 1908, p 48; Vol 36, #22, May 29, 191 5, p 24;Vol 36, #29, July 17, 1915, p 82; Vol 36, #32, August 7, 1915, p 97.Andreas, A T Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of iowa Chicago: Andreas AtlasCo., 1875Aurner. Clarence R Historv of Education in lowa lowa City: State Historical Society ofiowa, 5 Vol., 1914-1920,,Butchart, Ronald E. Local Schools: Explorina Their Histoy,. Nashville, TN: AmericanAssociation for State and Local History, 1986Fenton, Marily n Rural Schools of Wapello County Cornpetine, Pleasant, andWarhingfon Townships A paper submitted in fulfillment of an IndependentStudy Project for SPAEA 15 and Marycrest College. June 1987History of Wapello Countv, lowa.. Chicago: Western Historical Co,., 1878informal Conversations (not true interviews) with former students of Dahlonega School,1999-2000.Minutes of Dahlonega School #1 Board Meetings. 1921 - 1945.Photographs taken between 1960-65 by W. Sinclair Venables, housed in the WapelloCounty Historical Society filesReadin, Ritin, and Rithmetic: The One Room Schools in Wapello Countv OtturnwaPublic Library with 75 volunteers Otturnwa, IA: OPL, 1994.Records of the Wapello County Superintendent of Schools, Dahlonega School #1, 1899-1959,.Shank, Wesley I, Iowa's Historic Architects: A Bioara~hicai Dlctionaq, lowa City, IA:University of Iowa Press, 1999.Standard Atlas of Wapelio.Countv, lowa Chicago: George A. Ogle 8 Co, 1908Waterrnan, H L Historv of Wapello Countv. lowa Chicago: S J Clarke Pub Co .2 Vol, 1914

NPS Fonn 10-9WaOM6 Approval No 10246018United States Department of the InteriorNational Park SewiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetSection number 10Page -1s-DAHLONEGASCHOOLWAPELLO COUNTY. IA- --VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION:T72N R13W Sec 9 NW NW The unincorporated town of Dahlonega. Original Plat,part of the S 1/2 of the Public Square.. A parcel of land beginning 21' south of the SWcorner of the school, thence east 39', thence north 72', thence west 49'. thence south72', thence east 10' to the point of beginning.,BOUNDARY .JUSTiFICATION:This is the area historically associated with this resource

United States Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Register of Historic PlacesContinuation SheetDAHLONEGA SCHOOLSect~on number Photo Page -16- WAPELLO COUNTY, IASix of the eight photographs included in this nomination were taken by MollyMyers Naumann in December 1999 The negatives are stored in the files of the WapeiioCounty Board of Supervisors. Ottumwa, iA Photographs #I and #3 were made fromslides taken by W Sinclair Venables between 1960-65 The slides and negatives arestored in the collection of the Wapello County Historical Society, Ottumwa IA.1 Historic view of fa~ade (south elevation) and west elevation looking NE,2 Fa~ade (south elevation) and west elevation looking NE,3 Historic view of fa~ade and east elevation, looking NW,,4,, Faqade and east elevation looking NW,5. East elevation and rear (north elevation) looking SW6 Rear and west elevation looking SE..7 Detail: Belfry with bell8. Fa~ade fooking due N