1 West School - built in 1872, first HS graduating class (1884) attended this school.
2 Villisca Opera House - First VHS graduation held here in 1884.
3 "Old" High School, built in 1888, photo taken from postcard.
4 Old 1888 HS with 1896 addition; photo taken from postcard.
5 "Old" High School in 1901 Villisca Review Sketch
6 "Old” High School, undated
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8 Villisca: View from southeast; drawing from an 1875 Almanac. The West Building, the first brick schoolhouse, is the 2 1/2 story building off to the left at the western edge of town. Actually, it wasn't even in Villisca yet. That section hadn't been brought into the town proper yet.
9 Lincoln School, from a 1909 postcard. Courtesy Dave McFarland.
10 Proposed High School, rendering
11 High School - 1922, from Laura Raney (VHS 1922)
12 High School, undated 1920s
13 VHS 2nd Floor Corridor
14 Lincoln Building, undated, from 1963 Bluejay.
15 Nodaway School, undated,1950s
16 Villisca Library, For at least one year, circa 1960, kindergarten was held in the basement of the public library.
17 Progress on new addition, Bluejay 1960
18 High School – 1963
19 High School – 1965
20 Schools through the Years
21 High School - 2000, awaiting teardown for “new” high school
22 Methodist Church ed wing 2000
23 Villisca Armory - Used for high school classes during 2000 construction.
24 "New" High School - 2011, courtesy Roxanna Sieber.
25 "New" High School - 2011 - taken from SE corner of the park, courtesy Roxanna Sieber.
