The Roosevelt Elementary School at 200 E. Arlington St. in

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was built during 1921-22 and extended in 1954. It was a

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work by Waterloo architect Mortimer B. Cleveland. with It was listed on the

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in 2004. It was deemed significant in the areas of education and architecture. As for education, its library served the local community as well as the school.

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