Trenton High School, also known as Trenton Junior College and Adams Middle School, is a historic

school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...

building located at Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri. It was built in 1924, and is a three-story, rectangular,

Classical Revival Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassic ...

style

reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete or ferro-concrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated for by the inclusion of reinforcement having higher tensile strength or ...

building with brick walls. It has a concrete foundation and flat roof with shaped

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/brea ...

s with cast stone coping. It features decorative cast stone trim. The school closed in 2005. (includes 16 photographs from 2009) It was listed on the

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in 2010.

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High schools in Missouri School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Neoclassical architecture in Missouri School buildings completed in 1924 Buildings and structures in Grundy County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Grundy County, Missouri 1924 establishments in Missouri {{GrundyCountyMO-NRHP-stub