National Historic Landmark · Parker, Arizona

Classroom Building, Poston Elementary School, Unit 1

Added to the National Register in 2012, and a National Historic Landmark.

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressPoston Rd. .4 mi. west of Mohave Rd., Parker vicinity, AZ
CountyLa Paz County
ListedOct 16, 2012
Level of significanceNational
Reference number12001010
Contributing resources1 building
StandingYes

Visiting

AddressPoston Rd. .4 mi. west of Mohave Rd., Parker, AZ
Coordinates33.9930° N, 114.4058° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitJoshua Tree National Park · 82 miles · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCrossroads Campground 19 miles · Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites 26 miles
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.
Limited data for this unit

No photograph, no construction date or encyclopedia article for this listing yet. The Register record above is complete; the enrichment is not.

The NPS spatial layer is re-read every Saturday, and Wikidata on the first Saturday of each month.

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  • A guide to southern Arizona's historic farms and ranches
    Lili DeBarbieri, 2012
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  • Frommer's Arizona and the Grand Canyon
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    Matt C. Bischoff, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Classroom Building, Poston Elementary School, Unit 1 listed on the National Register?

Oct 16, 2012. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Classroom Building, Poston Elementary School, Unit 1?

Poston Rd. .4 mi. west of Mohave Rd., Parker vicinity, La Paz County, Arizona. The nearest national park unit is Joshua Tree National Park, 82 miles away.

Source: Joshua Tree National Park

Are there campgrounds near Classroom Building, Poston Elementary School, Unit 1?

Two federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Crossroads Campground, 19 miles away. Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites is 26 miles away.

Source: Campsite Atlas

Is there cell service at Classroom Building, Poston Elementary School, Unit 1?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 12001010. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.