The Big Horn Academy Building was built in 1916. It is located in Cowley, Wyoming, United States. It served as a high school and junior college for the students who lived in the Bighorn Basin.
The academy was started in 1907 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The school was initially planned to be an academy offering not only high school programs, but also more advanced academics. The initial plan was to rotate the academy between the towns of Cowley, Lovell, and Byron. However, the school never moved beyond Cowley, so the church decided to build a permanent building. The main building, of rusticated sandstone, was completed in 1916. It operated as a church school until 1924, when it became part of the public school system. A gymnasium, built of lodgepole pine, was added in 1936, being built by the Works Progress Administration.
The school building was used until 1985. At that time the students from Cowley High School began attending Rocky Mountain High School in Byron. Between 1985 and 2011 it was used as a preschool, and housed a number of small businesses. In 2011 it was remodeled and now holds the administrative offices for Big Horn County School District #1.
The Big Horn Academy Building was built in 1916. It is located in Cowley, Wyoming, United States. It served as a high school and junior college for the students who lived in the Bighorn Basin. The academy was started in 1907 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The school was initially planned to be an academy offering not only ...
The Big Horn Academy Building, constructed in 1916, replaced an earlier 1907 stone school house that was intended to serve as a boarding high school whose location would be rotated between three small towns (Cowley, Lovell, and Byron) that were 6-8 miles apart.
20 Jul 2021 · (A historical marker located in Cowley in Big Horn County, Wyoming.) In 1900 the prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, sent settlers to northern Wyoming under direction of Apostle Abraham Owen Woodruff.
The Big Horn Academy Historic District includes the Big Horn Academy constructed in 1916 of rusticated sandstone and the Cowley Gymnasium/Community Hall built in 1936 of lodgepole pine logs. The historic district is significant for its primary role in the development of education in Cowley and the Big Horn Basin.
01 Mei 2013 · Construction of the Big Horn Academy Building in Cowley, Wyoming. Just right of the Big Horn Academy Building, is the old Relief Society Building, and to the right of that, barely visible, is the old white Church. A new stone building was erected to house the Big Horn Academy in 1916 (pictured above).
The old Big Horn Academy at 99 Division St. in Cowley, built in 1916, was the first high school in the Big Horn Basin and in Cowley and the Cowley gymnasium, built in 1936 of lodgepole pine logs, was the first gym in that town.
The Big Horn Academy Building was built in 1916. It is located in Cowley, Wyoming, United States. It served as a high school and junior college for the students who lived in the Bighorn Basin.
13 Okt 2017 · A school until 1983, this striking sandstone building was first the Big Horn Academy, later the Cowley High School, still later the administration building of Big Horn County School District #1.
The Big Horn Academy Building was built in 1916. It is located in Cowley, Wyoming, United States. It served as a high school and junior college for the students who lived in the Bighorn Basin. The academy was started in 1907 by Mormons who had immigrated to the Bighorn Basin. The school was initially planned to be an academy offering not only ...
“The Big Horn Academy Historic District includes the Big Horn Academy constructed in 1916 of rusticated sandstone and the Cowley Gymnasium/Community Hall built in 1936 of lodgepole pine logs. In 1936 the Gymnasium and Community Hall was constructed adjacent to the Cowley High School as part of a Works Progress Administration project.”
