Robidoux School
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The Robidoux School in St. Joseph, Missouri was the first building used by what would become Missouri Western State University
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The building is at 201 South 10th.
The first high school
in St. Joseph was built on the site in 1866. In 1895 the high school moved to 13th and Patee and the building was remodeled to be a grammar school named after St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux
.
In 1907 the building was razed and architect Edmond Jacques Eckel and Walter Boschen was commissioned to design the new building which opened in 1909 at a cost of $130,000 including contents. It included 12 classrooms and an auditorium seating 1,100.
In 1914, the building was used as a freshman annex for Central High School (Saint Joseph, Missouri)
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In 1919 it became the Robidoux Polytechnic High School, a vocational trade school.
In 1933 it became home for the St. Joseph Junior College which had been founded in 1915 and was earlier operating out of Central High School. The move occurred at the same time as the Central High School moved to its current location.
In 1965 the Junior College became a four-year Missouri Western State College. In 1969 the college moved to its current location on the east side of St. Joseph.
In 1981 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
. Ironically the application was filed by Missouri Western's rival Northwest Missouri State University
.
Missouri Western State University
Missouri Western State University is a public, co-educational university located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school enrolls 6,010 undergraduate students and 124 graduate students.-History:...
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The building is at 201 South 10th.
The first high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in St. Joseph was built on the site in 1866. In 1895 the high school moved to 13th and Patee and the building was remodeled to be a grammar school named after St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux
Joseph Robidoux
Joseph Robidoux III established the Blacksnake Hills Trading Post that eventually became St. Joseph, Missouri.-Biography:...
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In 1907 the building was razed and architect Edmond Jacques Eckel and Walter Boschen was commissioned to design the new building which opened in 1909 at a cost of $130,000 including contents. It included 12 classrooms and an auditorium seating 1,100.
In 1914, the building was used as a freshman annex for Central High School (Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Central High School (Saint Joseph, Missouri)
Central High School is a public secondary school in St. Joseph, Missouri. The school is a part of the St. Joseph School District. Central High School, one of the oldest high schools west of the Mississippi River, was established on May 8, 1895, when St. Joseph High School was built at 13th & Olive...
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In 1919 it became the Robidoux Polytechnic High School, a vocational trade school.
In 1933 it became home for the St. Joseph Junior College which had been founded in 1915 and was earlier operating out of Central High School. The move occurred at the same time as the Central High School moved to its current location.
In 1965 the Junior College became a four-year Missouri Western State College. In 1969 the college moved to its current location on the east side of St. Joseph.
In 1981 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Ironically the application was filed by Missouri Western's rival Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....
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