
Harahan Elementary School - Harahan, LA
N 29° 56.245 W 090° 11.783
15R E 770626 N 3315156
Fine school building, located in Harahan, LA which is a suburb of New Orleans.
Waymark Code: WM7Q6V
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2009
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Very clean school and grounds. The grounds and school were closed on my visit. Plenty of easy parking close by. I found a good history from the school's website, located
here. History states:
Harahan Elementary School is 80 years old. The building's two-story rotunda-aimed curving staircase distinguishes it as a jewel of 20th century architecture. The building was added to the US Department of the Interior's National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
In January of 1926, the faculty and student body moved into the present Harahan School. At that time, there were only four grades in the elementary school. As the years progressed, additional grades were added. The first graduation ceremony was held in June, 1929.
Currently 517 students, Pre-School through Fifth Grade occupy the four buildings.