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The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.

 

The National Register of Historic Places lists many properties significant for education. We are pleased to promote the awareness of and appreciation for education related properties.

Featured Properties:

Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma: "The schools ain't what they used to be and never was." - Will Rogers. Will may have had a different opinion if he saw the Will Rogers High School. The school was built during the Great Depression through funding from a Public Works Administration grant, Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, now stands as one of the best examples of Art Deco high school architecture in the United States. Rogers' images, set in backgrounds of Oklahoma countryside and Tulsa's downtown, brought together local, state and national points of pride.

[Graphic] Current Teaching with Historic Places feature

Model Farm, Guilford County, North Carolina
While not the typical “school” that comes to mind at this time of year, the Model Farm in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina was an important educational facility in the post-Civil War south.  The Model Farm was established in 1867 by the Baltimore Association of Friends to Advise and Assist Friends in Southern States, in order to improve farming techniques and crop yields for those Quakers pursuing agriculture in Guilford County. 

 

Learn More: The National Park Service and Education

LearnNPS: If you are a teacher searching for classroom materials, a student doing research, or a person looking for a place to spend some time, have some fun and learn in the process, LearnNPS is for you.

Web Rangers: This is the National Park Service's on-line Junior Ranger program for kids of all ages. If you love your National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites, this site is for you.

Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans: Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects.

National Park Distance Learning: If your class can't go to the parks, bring the parks to your classroom through distance learning:

The National Park Service Archeology Program has great resources

For teachers: Many disciplines such as mathematics, geography, cultural studies, and citizenship can be taught through anthropology. Archeological activities can promote social interaction alongside scientific investigation.

For kids: describes what archeologists do and what archeology is about.