Debs Consolidated School, also called District School No. 132, is a historic rural schoolhouse in Debs,

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United States. The school held classes for both upper and lower grades until the 1940s. The upper grade students were then transported to a high school in nearby

Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji ( ) is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,574 at the 2020 census. According to 2021 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 15,279, making it ...

. The school continued to hold classes for lower grades until 1970. It was then purchased by a private individual and remodeled into a summer home. Its nomination to the

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noted its unusual wooden Neoclassical façade.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Buildings and structures in Beltrami County, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Beltrami County, Minnesota 1914 establishments in Minnesota School buildings completed in 1914 Neoclassical architecture in Minnesota

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