District No. 28 School
a.k.a. Ramsey Town Hall
14100 St. Francis Blvd., NW, Anoka, MNThe Ramsey Town Hall, constructed in 1892 as School #28 (to replace an earlier frame schoolhouse), is significant for its historic association with Anoka County's second major period of public building construction. During the 1880s and 1890s, the rapid growth of the county's population outside of the city of Anoka created the need for the construction of rural public buildings such as schools and town halls. Numerous one-room schools, such as this building, were constructed to provide educational needs and to replace earlier less substantial schools. This building represents the best preserved nineteenth-century rural public building in Anoka County.
Architecturally, the building represents one of a handful of brick buildings constructed in the county. Its proximity to the Kelsey Brickyard, which manufactured high-quality, buff-colored brick from 1880 to 1897, indicates that the school was constructed of Kelsey brick. It is additionally significant for the excellence of its craftsmanship and detailing.
The acquisition of this building by the county, and its imminent restoration by the Anoka County Historical Society, ensures its future use by the public.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.