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Laundry The building now known as the laundry was constructed in 1909 as a store house or commissary but was converted into the Laundry Building in 1922. The building is currently used by the Pawnee Nation College as a green house.    The Laundry building is a one-story structure of one rectangular room under a…

Hospital Employee Housing The foundations along this street once supported houses for employees of the Indian Health Service. Gradually over time, the houses became homes to Pawnee tribal citizens. The homes were demolished in the 1990s and the area was then utilized as park space for frisbee golf. Since 2023, campers utilize the space while…

Home Economics Building The Home Economics Building was constructed in 1909 as a combination steam laundry and carpenter shop. A 1916 report refers to the building’s two rooms as a laundry room and an engine room. Former boarding school student Mildred Hudson, a student in the late 1920s and early 1930s remembered the building as…

Girls’ Dormitory This building has the most complex construction history of all the buildings in the historic district. Completed in 1878 as the original boarding school building, it housed the boys and girls as well as all classrooms. In 1890 a veranda wrapped around the front and east side. An 1891 photo shows a cupola…

Employee Housing Employee Housing, used by unmarried employees of the school, was built in 1927 and replaced a frame building that had served the same purpose. The building is now occupied by the Pawnee Nation College.    Photo of Unmarried Employees Housing, 1932. 

Earthlodge This is a recreation of a Pawnee earthlodge. Nearly 2000 years ago, the Pawnee people began constructing their home in a similar structure that was rectangular. Over time, the construction methods were honed into a unique structural style. By the 14th century, Pawnee earthlodges had acquired the round shape that you see here. The…

Community House The Community House has been a major focal point for the Pawnee Nation.  Handgames, meetings, and the Mourner’s Feast were held within this building for years after its construction.  New buildings slowly replaced some functions of the Community House, but it still hosts handgames, meetings, and small community events.  The cookshack on the…

Boys’ Dormitory This building was built in 1909 to replace the original 1892 dorm which had burned down in 1904.  Although it was remodeled in 1954, by the time of the school’s closure in 1958, this dorm had been abandoned.    Photo of the southside of the Boys’ Dorm in 1912.  How old do you…

Bakery The Bakery building was constructed in 1909 and originally contained the bakery and a room “for the care of meat and dairy products.”     After all classes were moved to the 1932 School Building, the 1913 Schoolhouse became the dining hall and kitchen, and the bakery was installed in the basement of that building.…

Agency Office Constructed in 1877, this building was designed to be used as the Agency offices.  The building holds two vaults which were used to house annuity payments before disbursal to tribal members.    Photo of the Agency Office during its use as Agency Headquarters.  Based on the car, what year do you think this…