1907 Gadsden Public School - Gadsden, AL
N 34° 00.845 W 086° 01.085
16S E 590664 N 3764152
Built in 1907, the Eleventh Street School is one of the oldest school buildings in Gadsden. The old school building now houses the Gadsden Board of Education.
Waymark Code: WMECXQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2012
Views: 1
The Eleventh Street School, built in 1907, was one of the earliest elementary schools in Gadsden. It is the only local surviving school building of that era.
This two-story red brick structure has solid masonry exterior walls and an entrance which features limestone columns, an entablature of the Ionic order, and a Palladian-style window.
In 1926 the original architect, Alexander Duncan Simpson, designed an addition of eight classrooms and a lunchroom.
After closing in December 1962, the school became an adult education center.
Renovated by the Gadsden City Board of Education in 1989 to serve as its administrative offices, the building stands as a memorial to the history of elementary education in this city.
Info source - nearby historical marker.
Year of construction: 1907
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
A.D. 1907
Board of Education
Hon. John H. Disque Chairman
Members
O.R. Goldman
C.F. Cross
L.L. Herzberg
W.T. Murphree
W.E. Striplin Supt. of Public Schools
A. Duncan Simpson Archt.
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