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Central Grade School
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National Register of Historic Places

Central Grade School

Also known as Central School

On the National Register since 201214 years
Late 19th and 20th Century RevivalsListed 2012Winona
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About Central Grade School

Central Grade School, at 317 Market St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 6, 2012. The Register lists it for its education, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 13 other Minnesota listings. The listing covers 2.1 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSchool building in Winona, Minnesota, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 41 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

317 Market St., Winona · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Central Grade SchoolStart here
  2. 2Winona City HallModern Movement · next door
  3. 3Grain and Lumber Exchange BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 1900 · next door
  4. 4Winona Savings Bank BuildingEgyptian Revival · next door
  5. 5Winona Masonic TempleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DWinona Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.1 miBPaul Watkins HouseJacobethan Revival0.2 miBWatkins, J. R., Medical Company ComplexBuilt 18680.2 miBMerchants National BankBuilding0.2 miBAnger's BlockItalianate0.2 miBChoate Deparment StoreRomanesque Revival0.2 miDEast Second Street Commercial Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBLaird, Norton Company BuildingBuilt 19170.3 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding0.3 miBHuff-Lamberton HouseItalian Villa0.3 miBWinona High School and Winona Junior High SchoolLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBWinona Free Public LibraryNeo-Classic0.3 miBWinona County CourthouseRomanesque0.3 miBWinona HotelRomanesque Revival0.3 miBSchlitz HotelBuilding0.3 miBKirch/Latch BuildingItalianate0.3 miBWinona and St. Peter Railroad Freight HouseBuilding0.3 miBChicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway StationBuilding0.4 mi
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BModel School Building and College Hall of the Winona Normal SchoolBuilt 19150.4 miDWindom Park Residential Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals.

Winona High School and Winona Junior High School0.3 mi away
Madison School2.1 mi away

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Questions about Central Grade School

Is Central Grade School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 6, 2012 (Register number 12000071).

Is Central Grade School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Central Grade School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Central Grade School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 41 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93203269 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.