Alkabo School

Historic school building in North Dakota, United States

United States historic place


Alkabo School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


48°51′58″N 103°53′13″W / 48.86611°N 103.88694°W / 48.86611; -103.88694
Built	1934
Architect	Edwin W. Molander
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	10000997^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 7, 2010

Alkabo School, in Alkabo, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2010 with registration number 10000997.^[2] It is located at the north end of Main St. in Alkabo. The school was built in 1934 by the William Nordman Company of Noonan. It was designed by architect Edwin W. Molander using the Italian Renaissance Revival and Colonial Revival styles.^[3] The school closed in 1963.^[4]

Minnesota politician Martin Sabo attended the school.^[5]

Alkabo has few residents and has largely been abandoned. It is in the northwestern corner of the state.^[6]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Listings".
^ "Press Release - Three North Dakota Properties Listed in National Register of Historic Places". State Historical Society of North Dakota. January 5, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Naylor, Cliff (August 28, 2009). "Off the Beaten Path: Alkabo Schools". KFYR-TV. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
^ "North Dakota originals". Bismarck Tribune. February 22, 1998.
^ Larson, Troy (May 20, 2010). "The Quiet Beauty of Alkabo, North Dakota".