Whittier School

Logan, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Built in 1908 in Logan, Utah, the Whittier School exemplifies the work of local architect Joseph Monson, who synthesized Romanesque Revival and Prairie School architectural styles in its design. Beyond its architectural significance, the building holds cultural importance as the site where Emma Eccles Jones pioneered Utah's first kindergarten program, teaching without salary while fundraising to establish a model that eventually became statewide policy in 1947. Originally serving as a district school for nineteen years, it transitioned in 1927 to function as a laboratory school for the Utah State Agricultural College for three decades before later becoming a community arts center. The building was recognized on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.