Benjamin Banneker School, Parkville

Name: Benjamin Banneker School
Address: Parkville, United States

#7 among attractions in Parkville

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Benjamin Banneker School is a historic one-room school building located at Parkville, Platte County, Missouri. It was built in 1885, and is a one-story, red brick building with gable roof. It measures approximately 34 feet by 18 feet and sits on a rubble limestone foundation with basement. It served as the primary school for African-American students until about 1902, when a new school was constructed. It has been converted to a private residence. ()

Built: 1885 (139 years ago)Coordinates: 39°11'34"N, 94°41'6"W

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Benjamin Banneker School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: English Landing Park, Waddell "A" Truss Bridge, Parkville Nature Sanctuary, Charles Smith Scott Memorial Observatory.

0.5 miSE
River, Park
English Landing Park, Parkville
14 min walk • English Landing Park is located along the Missouri river in Parkville, Missouri, United States. The area the park now sits were once just low water areas of the Missouri River.
0.5 miS
Bridge
Waddell "A" Truss Bridge, Parkville
14 min walk • The Waddell "A" Truss Bridge, also known by its original name of Linn Branch Creek Bridge is one of two surviving examples of the "A" Truss Bridge type originated by John Alexander Low Waddell.
~1250 ftNE
39°11'42"N • 94°40'54"W
Parkville Nature Sanctuary, Parkville
7 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park
~1930 ftSE
Observatories and planetariums
Charles Smith Scott Memorial Observatory, Parkville
10 min walk • Charles Smith Scott Memorial Observatory, also known as Park College Observatory, is a historic observatory located on the campus of Park University at Parkville, Platte County, Missouri. It was built in 1896, and is a variation of the "T"-plan observatory building style constructed of ashlar limestone blocks.
~810 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Washington Chapel C.M.E. Church, Parkville
4 min walk • Washington Chapel C.M.E. Church is a historic Christian Methodist Episcopal church located at 1137 West Street in Parkville, Platte County, Missouri.
~1740 ftSE
Tower
Mackay Building, Parkville
9 min walk • Mackay Building, also known as Mackay Hall, is a historic building located on the campus of Park University at Parkville, Platte County, Missouri. It was built in 1886, and is a three-story, rock-faced limestone structure with Richardsonian Romanesque, High Victorian Gothic, and Chateauesque style design elements.
0.6 miNE
Dam
Riss Lake, Parkville
17 min walk • Riss Lake is a small reservoir in the center of the neighborhood Riss Lake, in Parkville, Platte County, Missouri. Forests surround it, and it is bordered on one side by a highway, two sides by the neighborhood Riss Lake and on the last side by the Parkville Nature Reservation.
~1740 ftSE
Universities and schools
Park University, Parkville
9 min walk • Park University is a private university in Parkville, Missouri. It was founded in 1875. In the fall of 2017, Park had an enrollment of 11,457 students.

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Nearby attractions include Washington Chapel C.M.E. Church, Parkville (4 min walk), Parkville Nature Sanctuary, Parkville (7 min walk), Park University, Parkville (9 min walk), Mackay Building, Parkville (9 min walk).