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Teacher Quarters Built in 1927, this building contained two classrooms and the Principals Office.  In 1932 this building was converted into teacher apartments which it continued to function as until 1958 when the school closed.    Photo of the Teacher Quarters in the 1920s. 

Superintendent’s House This building, the oldest building of the historic district, was built in 1876.  Although originally built as an office & residence for the Indian Agent, following a shift of administrative duties from the agent to the school superintendent as the turn of the century, this individual occupied the house, giving it its current…

School Farmer’s Quarters The storm cellar that you see here and a small foundation at the edge of the woods, is all that is left of a two-story, wood frame house used as the quarters for the school farmer.  This man was responsible for raising food crops used at the school to feed students.  In…

Roundhouse This is the Pawnee Nation roundhouse.  The building contains an enclosed dance ground, kitchen, bathrooms, and dressing rooms.  Groundbreaking was on December 4, 1977. 

Principals House The largest of the three wood frame buildings in the historic district, this house was completed as part of an extensive construction expansion in 1909. The work also included frame barns and poultry houses, sheds, a coal house, a root cellar, three concrete caves, and four employee residences.      The house was damaged…

Mose Yellowhorse Memorial Field This community ballfield was built in the 1970s.  It is named after Mose Yellowhorse, a Pawnee who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1921 – 22.   Later in life, Mr. Yellowhorse coached several youth teams for the Pawnee community.