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Abo Elementary School
An elementary school on W Centre Ave, with 10 places within a five-minute walk. One of 29 schools & childcare in Artesia.
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On the National Register since 1999
Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter
Abo Elementary School and Fallout Shelter was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1999. It is significant for its military, education, social history and architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as Modernistic.
Abo Elementary School in Artesia, New Mexico, United States, was the first public school in the United States constructed entirely underground and equipped to function as an advanced fallout shelter. Designed at the height of the Cold War and completed in 1962, the school had a concrete slab roof which doubled as the school's playground. It contained a large storage facility with room for emergency rations and suppl…
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Directions →1802 W Centre Ave
The nearest neighbor is Yeso Elementary School, 1 min walk away.
Address1802 W Centre Ave · 88210-2229
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10 places within a five-minute walk of Abo Elementary School.
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.