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The Sunset High School, or Sunset School, is a historic building in
Sunset, Louisiana Sunset is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,897 at the 2010 census, up from 2,352 in 2000. It is part of the Opelousas– Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Sunset is located at (30. ...
, United States. Located at 223 Marie Street, it was designed by architect Herman J. Duncan and was built in 1926. It was listed on the
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 ...
in 1999; for its history of education in southwestern St. Landry Parish. With


History

The Sunset School was first opened in 1904, in a crudely built one room structure. The school was moved to a private house, and had moved a few more times after before a new wooden structure was built in 1906. It was considered to a be a junior high school in 1906, offering education for grades 1–7. The current Sunset High School building was completed in 1926, and featured a two-story brick masonry structure. Its National Register nomination stated "Although the building's exterior does exhibit a few low-key decorative features, the school should be classified as having 'no style' for the purposes of this nomination." It was, however, deemed "significant in the area of education because its 1926 construction represents the 'coming of age' of public education in southwestern St. Landry Parish."


References

Schools in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana School buildings completed in 1926 1926 establishments in Louisiana School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Public high schools in Louisiana Educational institutions established in 1926 {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub