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Old Mabton High School

Mabton, WA

Located on two acres of land, the building was constructed in 1911 at a cost of $30,000 — almost three-quarters of a million dollars in today’s currency — when Mabton was a prosperous farming community and a stop along the Northern Pacific Railroad.

The 2 1/2-story Mission Revival-style edifice contained seven classrooms, an auditorium and a principal’s office, and became an accredited four-year high school in 1913.

But in the 1920s, Mabton’s growth began to slow, as railroad and irrigation improvements shifted commercial business toward Grandview and Sunnyside and a fire in 1926 leveled several buildings in town.

The high school closed in the 1960s, following years of school district consolidation as population declined.

Oh, and it's haunted... of course.
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School
Old Mabton High School