Wyman School

Wyman School
Wyman School in September 2012
Wyman School is located in Missouri
Wyman School
Location within Missouri
Wyman School is located in the United States
Wyman School
Location within the United States
Location100 Dunbar St., Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Coordinates39°20′42″N 94°13′42″W / 39.34500°N 94.22833°W / 39.34500; -94.22833
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.08000695
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 2008

Wyman School, also known as Excelsior Springs High School (and later Wyman Public/Elementary School until the mid-1990s), is a historic school building located in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri.

History

Wyman school was built in 1912. It was named after Anson Wyman, founder of Excelsior Springs. The school was eventually converted to an elementary school. After classes ended in the mid-1990s, the building was used as a community theatre before becoming vacant.

The building is a three-story, rectangular brick building with Classical Revival design elements. It has a flat roof and sits in a limestone foundation. A classroom annex (a non-historic prefabricated building) also sat west of a former power station.: 5  The contributing plant, built in 1913, was on the south end of the school property. The structure provided heat via a coal-burning furnace. Due to a partial roof collapse, noted in 2008 and the extent of damage discovered during a 2021 environmental study, the city decided to demolish it. The demolition occurred on July 5, 2022.

Wyman School was purchased by the city of Excelsior Springs. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cole, S. Jason (September 17, 2023). "Powering Down: Wyman School 'Power Plant' Demolished". Excelsior Citizen. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Woodson, W.H. (1920). History of Clay County, Missouri. Topeka, Kansas: Historical Publishing Company. pp. 174–188.
  4. ↑ "Jim and Ruth Arnold own WYMAN PLACE, the former Wyman School". The Excelsior Springs Standard. March 5, 1997. p. 7.
  5. ↑ Elizabeth Rosin and Kristen Ottesen (March 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wyman School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Rice, Bryan (July 8, 2022). "Wyman power plant demolished". Excelsior Springs Standard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.