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| The first "real" school,
a wooden structure, was built in 1892 about where the Carnegie Library
is now located in Woodland Park.
In 1898 the city of Shawnee leased a parcel of land on the southeast corner of Woodland Park to the school board. The lease was for 99 years but was only valid if a well was dug on the property for city use. The old wood school in the park was torn down in 1905 and the Carnegie Library was built on that site. |
In 1899 the city passed
an $8,800.00 bond issue to build Central School. Is was opened in
1900 at a total cost of about $10,000.00 and was described as one of the
best and most convenient in the territory.
The building had four main staircases in a grand central
hall and four more that ascended to the top floor. The principal
could look over the banisters and see the activities of the whole school.
Elementary classes were on the main floor, high school classes on the top
floor and labs, along with maintenance, were in the basement.
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| By 1908 the old Central
School building had become so overcrowded that half-day sessions had to
be held. The old building was sold to the highest bidder, E.E.
Collier, for $50.
History extracted from SHAWNEE SUN article by Ann McDonald and from the 1987 POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY HISTORY complied and edited by the Pottawatomie Co. History Book Committee. |
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