Sunset High School (Sunset, Louisiana)
History
The Sunset School was first opened in 1904, in a crudely built one room structure. The school was moved to a private house, and had moved a few more times after before a new wooden structure was built in 1906. It was considered to a be a junior high school in 1906, offering education for grades 1–7.
The current Sunset High School building was completed in 1926, and featured a two-story brick masonry structure. Its National Register nomination stated "Although the building's exterior does exhibit a few low-key decorative features, the school should be classified as having 'no style' for the purposes of this nomination." It was, however, deemed "significant in the area of education because its 1926 construction represents the 'coming of age' of public education in southwestern St. Landry Parish."
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sunset High School". National Park Service. February 1999. Retrieved February 19, 2024. With accompanying six photos from 1999
- ^ Louisiana History. Vol. 42. Louisiana Historical Association. 2001. p. 322.