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The historic Sisters High School (also known as the Old Sisters High School and the Sisters Public Schools Administration Building) was built in 1939 as a public secondary school for the community of Sisters in central Oregon. It was constructed using United States Federal Government funds provided through the Public Works Administration. The old Sisters High School was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Today, the facility has been converted into an administration building for the local school district. == History == The old Sisters High School is located in Sisters, a small community in Deschutes County, Oregon. The high school building has been an important landmark in the community since the 1930s. It replaced a school house built in 1912 that was used for all classes from first grade through high school.〔("Sisters High School" ), ''Historic Preservation Success Stories'', Deschutes County Historical Landmarks Commission, Deschutes County, Bend, Oregon, p. 6.〕〔("Sisters High School" ), ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form'', National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia, 6 January 2006.〕〔Wilson, Tillie, and Alice Scott ("School History" ), text taken from ''A History of the town of Sisters, Oregon and the Surrounding Area'' published in 1974 (reprinted by the ''Friends of the Sisters Library'' in 2000), Sisters School District, Sisters, Oregon, accessed 1 December 2014.〕 The Sisters School District purchased property for the high school in 1938. The land was bought from the ''Oregon and Western Colonization Company'', which owned unused right-of-way along U.S. Route 20. The lot acquired for the high school is a triangular parcel of land on the southeast side of Sisters. It is bordered by Locust Street on the east and Cascade Avenue on the north with Route 20 running diagonally along the southwest side of the property.〔 The high school was built in 1939 as a Public Works Administration project, one of many public schools funded by the United States Federal Government during the Great Depression.〔〔("Old Sisters High School" ), ''The Sisters Country Historical Information Tour'', Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce, Sisters, Oregon, accessed 3 December 2014.〕 It was financed with a Public Works Administration grant of $8,550 along with $14,000 in bonds issued by the Sisters School District. The high school’s architectural style is colonial revival, a common design type for public schools constructed during the 1930s. The building was designed by John E. Isted, an architect from Bend, Oregon. The construction contract was won by O. C. Hart of Redmond, Oregon with a bid of $22,138. Hart began work on the building in late December 1938. The structure was completed in May 1939. It was furnished over the summer so it was ready to host classes in September 1939. The high school was officially opened on 6 September 1939 with 20 students enrolled.〔〔 The high school served the Sisters community until the 1960s, when the local tax base could no longer support an independent high school. In 1969, the Sisters School District closed the high school. Its 65 students were transferred to Redmond High School, approximately away.〔〔〔〔Cornelius, Jim, ("Reunion recaptures golden days of Sisters" ), ''The Nugget Newspaper'', Sister, Oregon, 9 August 2011.〕 In 1973, a proposed bond measure to finance a new high school was defeated by voters, leaving approximately 60 high school students from Sisters to attend school in Redmond.〔("High School Construction costs to Total $598,000" ), ''The Bulletin'', Bend, Oregon, 2 October 1972.〕 After several decades of growth, the town of Sisters was able to financially support its own high school again. However, the old high school building was inadequate for the community’s educational needs. As a result, the school district built a new high school which opened in 1992. In 2003, a newer high school was built and the facility built in 1992 was converting into a junior high school. The newest Sisters High School is located on the west side of town.〔〔〔( "Sisters Timeline" ), ''Sister Oregon Guide'', The Nugget Newspaper Inc, Sisters, Oregon, 2014.〕 In 2005, the historic high school underwent a major renovation. The local school board financed the project by selling excess school district property. The renovation included preservation of wood paneling, school lockers, and drinking fountains as well as restoration of window frames and other exterior features. The project also converted the building into an administration office for the Sisters School District, keeping the historic character of the building while giving it a new economically viable purpose.〔〔〔 The renovation project was very successful in restoring and modernizing the structure of the building while maintaining its original character.〔 Because of the building’s importance to the Sisters community and its association with the Public Works Administration and the New Deal, the old Sisters High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.〔〔〔 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「Sisters High School (historic)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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