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The Reid School is a historic school building in Bend, Oregon, United States. Built in 1914, it was the first modern school building constructed in Bend. The school was named in honor of Ruth Reid, Bend's first school principal. The building remained part of the public school district until 1979, when ownership was transferred to Deschutes County for use as a local history museum. Today, the Reid School is the home of the Des Chutes Historical Museum. Because of its unique architecture and importance to the history of Bend, the Reid School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. == History == Bend's first schoolhouse was opened in 1887. It was located in an abandoned cabin near the Deschutes River in what is now Drake Park. That schoolhouse was replaced in 1904 by a three-story wood-frame school building located at the north end of Bend's downtown area, near where the Deschutes County Court House is located today. Ruth Reid became the first principal of the 1904 school.〔("Reid School" ), ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'', National Park Service, United States Department of Interior, Deschutes County, Oregon, July 23, 1993.〕 In 1913, the people of Bend passed a school bond issue that provided $23,000 for the purchase of property and the construction of a modern public school. The school district purchased several downtown lots on the corner of Wall Street and Idaho Avenue from The Bend Company, and one adjacent lot from a local family, to create a building site.〔 A three-story school was built on the site in 1914. The new school accommodated students from first grade through high school. It was named in honor of Ruth Reid, and she continued as principal in the new school, overseeing 241 students. Because the Great Northern and Union Pacific railroads had opened routes into Central Oregon in 1911, the community was growing rapidly. As a result, 42 of the 241 children who attended the Reid School in 1914 were new students. The Reid School continued to serve as an important part of Bend's public school system for the next 65 years.〔〔("Reid School" ), ''www.deschuteshistory.org'', Des Chutes Historical Center, Deschutes County Historical Society, Bend, Oregon, August 9, 2008.〕 During that time, Bend grew from fewer than 1,000 citizens to more than 16,000.〔( "History and Context" ), ''Drakes Park Neighborhood Historic District Registration Form'', National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, United States Department of Interior, Deschutes County, Oregon, March 22, 2005.〕〔Winningham, Beryalee (editor), "Population of Cities of Oregon", ''Oregon Blue Book 1975-1976'', Clay Myers, Secretary of State, Salem, Oregon, 1975.〕 In 1979, ownership of the school building was transferred from the Bend School District to Deschutes County. The county in turn, agreed to lease the building to the Deschutes County Historical Society for use as a local history museum. The historical society raised money to renovate the Reid School, and then filled the new museum with exhibits from the society's collection of artifacts gathered from around Central Oregon. Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh dedicated the Des Chutes Historical Center on July 4, 1980.〔 In 2002, exterior windows were replaced, an elevator was installed, and the building's heating and cooling systems were upgraded to create a modern museum facility. Today, the center has exhibits on pioneer life, logging, forestry, transportation, education, and Native American culture. Its history library is open to the public and a small bookstore features works on Central Oregon history.〔 Because of the school's unique architecture and its importance to the history of Bend, the Reid School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.〔("Reid School" ), ''National Register of Historic Places'', www.nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com, July 31, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reid School (Bend, Oregon)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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