Irish Bend School (Monroe, Oregon)

Title: Irish Bend School (Monroe, Oregon)
LC Subject: Architecture, American Architecture--United States
Description: This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.
View: exterior
Temporal: 1910-1919
Work Type: architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views public schools (buildings)
Location: Benton County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States Monroe >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address: Old River Road
Date: 1914
Identifier: pna_29815x
Rights: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights Holder: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
Source: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/
Type: Image
Format: image/jpeg
Set: Building Oregon
Primary Set: Building Oregon
Institution: University of Oregon
Citation: Oregon Historic Sites Database
Note: The Irish Bend School is significant as a very intact example of an early 20th century school in rural Benton County. It i.e the only example of a two story, wood frame schoolhouse in the county. The buildin g 's continued use as a school makes this one of only two early 20th century schools in the southeastern portion of the county still used for Educational purposes. Many of the other early school buildings have been altered or moved. The building has also played an important Allrole in the social life of the Irish Bend Community with the school 10, building's second floor having been used as a community hall and auditorium. The Irish Bend School was built in 1914 to replace an earlier school located some distance to the north of the current school. The second story of the new school was initially used as a high school. After the high school students were transported to Monroe High School, the upstairs became a community hall. For many years, this relatively large rural school building was actually a one room school, with other rooms u5ed again only beginning in the 1950's. This image was included in the documentation related to a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.