Delphi School
Former school in Thurston County, Washington
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The Delphi School is a historic building in Delphi, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1990. The building is a one-story, rectangular structure on a concrete foundation containing a single classroom. It served as a principal public primary education facility in rural Thurston County between 1910 and 1942.[2] It currently serves as a privately owned community meeting hall.[3]
Delphi School | |
View of school, November 2020 | |
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| Location | 7601 Southwest Delphi Road, Olympia, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 46°58′45.5″N 123°01′11.4″W[1] |
| Built | 1910 |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001075[2] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1990 |
History
The building was complete in 1910 on a parcel donated by the Mud Bay Logging Company, intended to educate employees' children.[2] At its peak, the school educated 15 students per year, up to the eighth grade.[4]
The school closed in 1942, one year after logging operations ended.[2]
The property was donated to become a community meeting hall in 1944, and the building has been maintained since by the Delphi Community Club,[4][5][3] a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization since 2015.[6]
In 2006, UNAVCO strainmeter and seismometer equipment was installed on the property.[7]