Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building

Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
42°24′29″N 93°03′54.6″W / 42.40806°N 93.065167°W / 42.40806; -93.065167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928, 1956
Architect	Harry Reimer Glen Ralston
Architectural style	Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	04000243[1]
Added to NRHP	March 31, 2004

Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building, also known as the Steamboat Rock Community School, is a historic building located in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, United States. The first school in town was a one-room school that opened a year after the town was platted in 1855. A two-story brick school building was completed in 1869. Beginning in 1919 rural school districts began to merge with the Steamboat Rock district, which began to substantially increase the student population.^[2] The main part of this school building was completed in 1928. The gymnasium/music room/shop building was added in 1956 to accommodate the post World War II baby boom. As the 20th century continued the population in rural areas declined, which affected enrollment.^[2] The Steamboat Rock School merged with the Wellsburg and Ackley-Geneva districts in 1997, and this building was left empty. The city acquired it in 1999, and it now houses a variety of retail businesses and offices. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

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