Big Bend Rural School is a historic one-room school building located near Steelville, Crawford County, Missouri. It was built in 1893, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building on a native sandstone foundation. It measures 20 feet by 25 feet and has a gable roof. Big Bend School closed in 1949 and is owned by the Crawford County Historical Society.[2]: 2, 5 

Big Bend Rural School
Big Bend Rural School is located in Missouri
Big Bend Rural School
Big Bend Rural School is located in the United States
Big Bend Rural School
LocationRoute 19, near Steelville, Missouri
Coordinates37°59′47″N 91°22′31″W / 37.99639°N 91.37528°W / 37.99639; -91.37528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
Built bySalzer, John
NRHP reference No.78001643[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Noelle Soren (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Big Bend Rural School" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-12-01.] (includes 2 photos from 1978)