Roosevelt School in Boise,

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

, is a 2-story, brick and concrete elementary school designed by

Wayland & Fennell Wayland & Fennell was an architectural firm in Idaho. Many of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Charles W. Wayland (1874-1953) worked as a drafter in the office of Boise architect William S. Campbell for tw ...

and constructed by O.W. Allen in 1919. The building features

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

design elements and a flat roof with a parapet above a horizontal course of decorative concrete. With The 1919 design included eight classrooms, office, library, auditorium, and gymnasium. The building required 450,000 bricks. In 1946 a 4-room expansion was added to the east side, and a 3-room expansion was added in 1951.

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