Delphi School
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 / 46.979306°N 123.019833°W[2] |
| Built | 1910 |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001075[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1990 |
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.[1] It currently serves as a privately-owned community meeting hall.[3]
History
[edit]The building was complete in 1910 on a parcel donated by the Mud Bay Logging Company, intended to educate employees' children.[1] 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.[1]
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]
See Also
[edit]- Delphi, Washington
- Mud Bay Logging Company
- McLane Creek
- Black Lake (Washington)
- History of Olympia, Washington
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System – Delphi School (#90001075)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Property ID: 18967 Delphi School". Washington Information System for Architectural and Archaeological Records Data. Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Hoppe, Jessica (December 24, 2016). "Delphi Schoolhouse - A Piece of History Stands the Test of Time in the Delphi Valley". ThurstonTalk. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Dodge, John (May 1, 2014). "Neighbors taking good care of Old Delphi School". The Olympian. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "About". Delphi Community Club. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Delphi Community Club Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. December 31, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "B018 - Overview | Station Page". EarthScope Consortium. May 23, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2025.