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Pawnee Agency and Boarding School Historic District, Historic educational complex in Pawnee, United States.

The Pawnee Agency and Boarding School Historic District is an educational and administrative complex east of Black Bear Creek containing 15 sandstone structures built between 1876 and 1932. The roughly 29-acre site includes dormitories, classroom and office buildings, and a former hospital, all constructed with stone quarried from the surrounding area.

The complex was established in 1876 when the Pawnee relocated from Nebraska to Indian Territory and the federal government built a school to serve the community. Buildings were constructed gradually over several decades, reflecting the expansion of operations throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s.

The Pawnee name for their people, Chaticks si Chaticks, means "Men of Men." The boarding school's half-day "industrial education" put girls in domestic work and boys in trades, and visitors can still see the 1891 commissary and carpenters' shop built for that training. Since 2011 the former staff quarters, dining hall and Pawnee Indian Clinic have housed Pawnee Nation College.

The district lies east of Pawnee town, separated from it by Black Bear Creek, within the 726-acre Pawnee Tribal Reserve. Three former school buildings — the staff quarters, dining hall and Pawnee Indian Clinic — now house the Pawnee Nation College, so expect an active campus rather than an empty site. Approach from the town side across the creek.

The Superintendent's Residence displays ornamental architectural details such as diamond and fish-scale patterned shingles and precisely laid sandstone walls. This careful craftsmanship stands out from the more utilitarian buildings on the grounds and reflects the superintendent's standing within the establishment.

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