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McVey School

Coordinates: 38°41′59″N 93°11′23″W / 38.69972°N 93.18972°W / 38.69972; -93.18972
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McVey School
McVey School is located in Missouri
McVey School
McVey School is located in the United States
McVey School
LocationJct. of MO 50 and Rte M, Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates38°41′59″N 93°11′23″W / 38.69972°N 93.18972°W / 38.69972; -93.18972
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectCousley, William
Architectural styleOne-room schoolhouse
NRHP reference No.99001255[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1999

McVey School, also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse, is a historic one-room school located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It was built in 1886, and is a one-story, brick building measuring 19 feet by 29 feet. Also on the property is a contributing privy. The school closed in 1956 and opened as a museum maintained by the Pettis County Historical Society in 1966.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Rhonda Chalfant (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McVey School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 7 photographs from 1999)