The Lafayette Elementary School in

Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette (, ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the most populous city and parish seat of Lafayette Parish, located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth largest incorporated municipality by population and the 234th- ...

, United States, now Lafayette Middle School, is a historic school building located at 1301 West University Avenue. Built in 1926 and designed by

William T. Nolan William T. Nolan (1887–1969) was a Canadian-born architect who worked in New Orleans, Louisiana. His son Ulisse Nolan also became an architect. He partnered with Peter Torre during 1910–21 in Nolan & Torre. A number of his works are listed o ...

, the two-story

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

institutional building is a brick and concrete E-shaped structure with a long frontal main block and three rear wings. wit
three photos and a map
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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on June 14, 1984.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Greek Revival architecture in Louisiana School buildings completed in 1926 Lafayette Parish, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 1926 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-school-stub

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