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Summer Public School
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National Register of Historic Places

Summer Public School

On the National Register since 199036 years
Early Twentieth Century Public School BuildingListed 1990Boonville
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About Summer Public School

Summer Public School, at 321 Spruce St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1990. The Register lists it for its black history, at the local level. It was listed as part of Boonville Missouri MRA. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Missouri, 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 · 16 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

321 Spruce St., Boonville · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Summer Public SchoolStart here
  2. 2St. Matthew's Chapel A.M.E. ChurchGothic Revival · next door
  3. 3William S. and Mary Beckett HouseQueen Anne · Built 1903 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Kemper Military School Historic District, The (Boundary Increase)Neo-Classical · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Phoenix American Cob Pipe FactoryBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BAndrews-Wing HouseVernacular Brick Building0.1 miDHistoric District FItalianate0.2 miDHistoric District BQueen Anne0.2 miBJohn S. Dauwalter HouseVernacular Brick Building0.3 miBLyric TheaterGreek Revival0.3 miDHistoric District DFederal0.3 miBHamilton-Brown Shoe Company BuildingEarly Twentieth Century Industrial Building0.4 miBMissouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad DepotMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miBBoller HouseBuilding0.4 miDHistoric District CVernacular0.4 miBJuliet Trigg Johnson HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBJosephine Trigg Pigott HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBAndrew Gantner HouseVernacular Stone Building0.5 miBAlbert Gallatin Blakey HouseQueen Anne · Built 19000.5 miBThomas Nelson HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBFessler-Secongost HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBMeierhoffer Sand Company Office BuildingVernacular Brick Building0.5 miBMeierhoffer HouseVernacular Brick Building0.5 mi
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DHistoric District EMissouri German0.5 miStCobblestone StreetCobblestone Pavement0.5 mi

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Questions about Summer Public School

Is Summer Public School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1990 (Register number 82005331).

Is Summer Public School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Arrow Rock, 12.7 miles away.

Can you visit Summer Public 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 Summer Public School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 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 63817254 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.