Whittier School (Mitchell, South Dakota)
The Whittier School in Mitchell, South Dakota is a Works Progress Administration-funded school building of vernacular, local design that was built in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
It has brick exterior walls and a stone belt course along with modillion blocks near the roofline. It has a hipped roof with red clay tile. Most windows are nine over one, double hung windows. It was designed by architects Kings & Dixon.
Whittier has many distinguished alumni including Garrett Lyle Gross, Eric Giblin, Beau Mackey,and Bruce "B.J." DeJong. Mr. Mackey has participated in local cage fights in the Sioux Empire.
