This fine Neo-classical style building represents Pony’s most affluent period, when area mines produced significant wealth. In 1902, the population soared to a record 1,000. School trustees secured financing and selected prominent Butte architect H. M. Patterson to design the town’s new school. Pony contractors McDonald and Bradshaw undertook the construction with the help of many area craftsmen. Built of locally made brick at a cost of $10,138, the building features a central pavilion, arched windows, and decorative pressed metal. The “pride of the community” welcomed its first students in 1903.
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