We urge you to STOP plans for the demolition of the historic Reynolds School building at 216 6th Avenue East in Spencer, Iowa. We ask that the Spencer School Board and Spencer Historic Preservation Commission work together to find an adaptive reuse for the building, ideally for school purposes.
Why is this important?
At a public hearing on November 5, 2013, the Spencer School Board unanimously voted to demolish Reynolds School. Members of the Spencer Historic Preservation Commission had toured the building earlier in the month and sent a letter to the School Board asking that the building be restored.
The Reynolds School Building was built in 1926. It is locally significant as a local example of architecture designed by the firm of Beuttler & Arnold in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth–Century Gothic Revival style.
Historic buildings such as Reynolds School serve as a public and physical reminder of our city’s heritage and on-going commitment to education. Reynolds School is not only architecturally significant, but a point of pride for our community, linking generations of residents to our common value of education. Historic places are fundamental to defining the identity of our communities and should be preserved, not torn down in the name of “progress."
Please join us in telling the Spencer School Board and the Spencer Historic Preservation Commission to work together to find an adaptive reuse for the building. We do not want this important building torn down!
