Hammond High School - Hammond, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Appeared to be in fine condition. 3 story building, took up a good city block. Road was not too busy, but there was a large bank parking lot across street. Not sure what building is currently used for, but there were vehicles parked in area and movement in some rooms.
Found a good history on building from the State of Louisiana Register application, located here:
...Hammond High School was built, to relieve the overcrowding and makeshift use of other community buildings. Per a 1935 history of the school, "the rapid development in increased numbers" necessitated a new larger building. The new building, Hammond High School, was begun in 1914 and completed early in 1915 at a cost of $36,000. The three story brick building, with 19 rooms (including an auditorium), housed grades 1-12 and included home economics and commerce departments. Within a larger context, it should be noted that this transition from frame school buildings to "modern" brick facilities is a recognizable chapter in the history of public education in the state, with the latter universally by their very nature considered to be better. The Annual Report of the State Department of Education in Louisiana for 1924-25 bragged that the number of brick school buildings in the state had grown from 40 in 1900 to 388 in 1925. By way of explanation, the report noted: "In the early years the custom was to erect cheap frame buildings. The custom now is to use permanent materials ...." The new schools were typically hailed with the phrase "modern brick school." In reference to another "modern brick school" built in another part of the state, an elderly citizen reflected: "We were all amazed at such wonderful facilities for education ...."

Street address: 500 E. Thomas Hammond, LA USA 70401 County / Borough / Parish: Tangipahoa Year listed: 1996 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Education. Sub - School Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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