New Sweden School | |
![]() School building in 2023 | |
Location | Southwestern corner of the junction of New Sweden School Rd. and Mill Rd., Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 43°28′55″N 112°06′12″W / 43.48207°N 112.10335°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1927 |
Built by | S. C. Crabtree C. W. & M. Company |
Architect | F. L. McGrew |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 91001714 |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1991 |
The New Sweden School is a school located in the town of New Sweden, Idaho (part of Idaho Falls). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] The school was built in 1927 and is historically significant due to its association with the Swedish American immigrant communities of New Sweden and Riverview. [2]
The school's period of significance was from 1925 to 1949, and the building had been used by the community until 1980. [3] Since then, the property has been the target of significant vandalism. The Idaho Falls School District #91 declared the school as surplus property, and in 2012, accepted a bid for its sale to VanderSloot Farms for $121,000. [4]
The New Sweden School building has been restored with attention to preserving the history of the building. It is now a fully functioning charter school called American Heritage Charter School. Another school building has been added on to the original property. [5]