{"nrhp_refnum":"94001600","name":"Yorkville School","other_names":["Parkview School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 W. Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Yorkville","county":"Kendall County","state":"IL","lat":41.647715299000026,"lon":-88.44802543499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-01-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Yorkville School (also called Parkview School) is a brick school building at 201 West Center Street in Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, built in three phases between 1887 and 1928. Henry Hebard designed the original 1887 section.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant in education and social history. It reflects the late 19th-century move from one-room country schools to larger, centrally located multi-room schools, influenced by the progressive education movement. Its phased growth through 1907 and 1928 shows how community needs changed.","narrative":"Yorkville School, also known as Parkview School, is a brick schoolhouse at 201 West Center Street in Yorkville, Illinois. It was built in three phases: an L-shaped two-story school in 1887 designed by architect Henry Hebard, a classroom and assembly addition in 1907, and a 1928 classroom wing with a gymnasium. The first section used hand-made red brick fired less than a quarter mile away, with limestone foundations, lintels and sills. Inside, much original millwork, hardwood flooring and a glazed-tile gymnasium survive. The school is recognized for its role in education and social history. It replaced one-room country schools and reflected the progressive education movement, which promoted larger, multi-room buildings and broader instruction. Its construction also stirred local controversy over cost and location, yet it opened to strong praise. The building served students for 104 years, and the nomination identifies 1887 to 1944 as its period of significance.","period_of_significance":"1887-1944","architect_builder":"Hebard, Henry, Architect; McKay, R.E., Builder","architectural_style":"Late Victorian; Late 19th and 20th Century Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function listed as vacant/storage; the owner intended to replace the 1960s aluminum windows with historically accurate ones.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.027631-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/8932/28893266/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/94001600.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001600/9fb680ef0b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001600/9fb680ef0b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"lester1950","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yorkville_School_2012-09-06_10-36-44.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">lester1950</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yorkville_School_2012-09-06_10-36-44.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893266","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16904147"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/kendall-county/yorkville-school-94001600/"}