Draper Park School, Historic school building in Draper, US.
Draper Park School is a two-story yellow brick building with classical revival architecture and symmetrical design elements located at 12441 South 900 East. The structure features distinctive columned details and classical proportions that define its neoclassical style.
Draper Park School was built in 1912 in the Classical Revival style and was extended later. It is named after Dr. John R. Park, who taught school in Draper early in his career. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The school is named after Dr. John R. Park, who taught in Draper early in his career before leading the University of Utah. The building later passed to Godfrey Properties & Design, founded by entertainer and action-sports athlete Gregg Godfrey, which bought it in 2015 to restore it for business use.
The building stands at 12441 South 900 East in Draper, Utah. Godfrey Properties & Design bought it in 2015 with plans to renovate, restore and revitalize it for business use, so the interior may not be open to visitors; the Classical Revival exterior and its setting can be seen from the street.
The building holds a Works Progress Administration mural painted by Paul Smith in 1938, a federally funded artwork from the New Deal era. It is one of the features that contributed to the school's listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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