New Sweden School

The New Sweden School is a school located in the town of New Sweden, Idaho (part of Idaho Falls). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] The school was built in 1927 and is historically significant due to its association with the Swedish American immigrant communities of New Sweden and Riverview.[2]

New Sweden School
School building in 2023
New Sweden School is located in Idaho
New Sweden School
New Sweden School is located in the United States
New Sweden School
LocationSouthwestern corner of the junction of New Sweden School Rd. and Mill Rd., Idaho Falls, Idaho
Coordinates43°28′55″N 112°06′12″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1927
Built byS. C. Crabtree
C. W. & M. Company
ArchitectF. L. McGrew
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.91001714
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1991

The school's period of significance was from 1925 to 1949, and the building had been used by the community until 1980.[3] Since then, the property has been the target of significant vandalism. The Idaho Falls School District #91 declared the school as surplus property, and in 2012, accepted a bid for its sale to VanderSloot Farms for $121,000.[4]

Restoration of the New Sweden School

The New Sweden School building has been restored with attention to preserving the history of the building. It is now a fully functioning charter school called American Heritage Charter School. Another school building has been added on to the original property.[5]

References
  1. "NRHP listings for Bonneville County, Idaho". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  3. Attehery, Jennifer (August 5, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior.
  4. Plourde, Dave (February 9, 2012). "VanderSloot Farms Buys New Sweden School Property". NPG Of Idaho. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
  5. "History of the Building - American Heritage Charter School". americanheritagecharterschool.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014.

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