Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, historic school building and apartment building in Eugene, Oregon, United States
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School is a 1924 school building at 650 West 12th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon, designed by Portland architect Frederick Manson White. The 57,120-square-foot structure was built for 840 students and is now the Lincoln School Condominiums, a residential conversion. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building was designed in 1924 by architect F. Mason White of Portland and opened in 1925 to serve about 840 students. After closing in 1987, it was converted into apartments while its historic structure remained intact.
The building is named after Woodrow Wilson, U.S. president from 1913 to 1921, a common way for schools of the era to honour national figures. Its later name, Lincoln Elementary School, referred to Abraham Lincoln. Since 1987 the former classrooms have been private condominiums, so the building is lived in rather than visited.
The building stands at 650 West 12th Avenue, at the corner with Jefferson Street, on a four-acre lot. It is now a condominium residence, so the interior is not open to visitors; the 1924 brick exterior can be seen from the public sidewalk.
The building was converted in 1953 to Lincoln Elementary School, with classrooms resized and fixtures adjusted for younger children. These adaptations show how schools adjusted to meet changing community needs.
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