National Register of Historic Places

Venersborg School

Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington
Listed
March 16, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89000215

About this property

The Venersborg School is a historic one-room school located at NE 209th Street and NE 242nd Avenue in Battle Ground, Washington. The school is archetypical of the one room schoolhouse with its simple rectangular plan and gabled roof. The building has served the community which built it from construction to the present day. The small, red, one-and-one-half story gabled building with a cupola and bell was built in 1912 by John Kullberg. Kullberg, a Swedish immigrant, was a carpenter who also built a number of homes in the community and a church. The building stopped functioning as a school in 1931 when the Battle Ground school district absorbed the student population. The next year it was purchased by the Venersborg Social and Athletic Club which had formed in 1915. The club was forced to discontinue its popular entertainment due to issues with crowd control. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1989. It is listed in the Washington Heritage Register as the state's oldest community center in operation. The roof was replaced by the Venersborg Historic Preservation Society in 2018, the building continues to serve as a center for community activities and a venue for wedding banquets for the church next door. The facility is managed by the Venersborg Community Club. National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark County, Washington Person, Dorothy Wooldridge (1991). Personotes. D.W. Person. p. 124.

Location

Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington
45.77319, -122.42359

Categories

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When was Venersborg School listed on the National Register?

Venersborg School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Venersborg School?

Venersborg School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Venersborg School?

The period of significance for Venersborg School is recorded as the industrial era.

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