Monroe Elementary School Historic District

[2] The school building was completed in 1961 in a neighborhood of small ranch-style houses from the same era.

Designed by the Cedar Rapids architectural firm of Brown & Healey, it was one of seven schools built as a result of a bond referendum in 1959.

The single story, brick building features long and wide corridors, low ceiling heights, extensive use of glazing, exposed trusses, and deep overhangs.

[2] Two basketball hoops and a fire engine-shaped piece of playground equipment are the contributing objects.

This article about a property in Linn County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.