Thorp Grade School is a notable building located in

Thorp, Washington Thorp ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kittitas County, Washington, United States. In 2015, the population was 317 according to statistics compiled by Data USA. The town of Thorp is east of Seattle, nort ...

, United States. On July 16, 2009, it was placed on the

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Retrieved 2011-09-21. Built at a cost of $41,000 during the depths of the

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funds, the building still stands and has been used continuously by Thorp School District No. 400 since its construction. A finely crafted red brick Colonial Revival structure, it was designed by the noted Northwest architect John W. Maloney. ThorpWA-5

External links

Thorp Mill Town Historical Preservation Society

Thorp School District No. 400

Docomomo, John W. Maloney
A complete biographical account of the life and career of John W. Maloney.

References

{{reflist, colwidth=30em School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) Colonial Revival architecture in Washington (state) Public elementary schools in Washington (state) John W. Maloney buildings National Register of Historic Places in Kittitas County, Washington

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