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Roosevelt School (Casper, Wyoming)

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The North Casper area was across railroad tracks from the rest of Casper, and was fast-growing. In the words of Vivian Dwyer, principal of the school, it was "a district of small homes, meager means, and large families." Schooling was not available to all.
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In 1921 an expansion of the existing school was planned, but instead a new building was designed and built. Only one wing of six classrooms was finished in a timely fashion, due perhaps to a union-related work stoppage.
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boom in Casper's economy and population, connected to a boom in the petroleum industry there. The school served as a neighborhood center in an otherwise-neglected area of the town.
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in 1921 and was built in 1922. Need for the school followed from a post-
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Roosevelt School (Casper, Wyoming) is located in Wyoming
Roosevelt School (Casper, Wyoming) is located in the United States
Casper, Wyoming
42°51′59″N 106°19′25″W / 42.86639°N 106.32361°W / 42.86639; -106.32361
Garbutt, Weidner & Sweeney
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Buildings Designed by Garbutt, Weidner, and Sweeney in Casper MPS
96001633
Casper, Wyoming
Garbutt, Weidner & Sweeney
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Theodore Roosevelt
National Register of Historic Places


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National Park Service
"Roosevelt School (North Casper School)"



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