Chapter Six: Turn of the Century 1892-1915
Palmer Avenue School 1892
309 Palmer Ave NE
name variations:
Section: NW ¼ Sec 18 Grand Rapids Township
Mail
Address: 309 Palmer Ave NE Tax:
1892 - on leased lot, then purchased by GRPS
1893 - school built
1908 - addition
1952 - temporary quarters in nearby church
1953 - new school opens 15 rms
2005 - active
1356 Jefferson Ave (SE Jefferson at Fair SE of Hall and Division)
name variations:
Section: NW ¼ Sec 6 Paris Twp
Mail Address: 1356 Jefferson Ave SE Tax: 1408 Jefferson Ave SE
1893 - lot purchased by GRPS, school built
1898 - 4-room addition
1922 - new building
2005- active
Buchanan Street (Avenue) School 1895
(NW of Burton and Division)
name variations:
Section
Mail: 1775 Buchanan Ave SW Tax: 1747 Buchanan Ave SW
1895 - lot purchased by GRPS
1896 - school built with well water and without indoor plumbing, photo
1908 - addition similar to Palmer
1922 - fire-proof addition
1962 new building 14 rms
2005 - active
(SE of MLK Park)
name variations:
Sec 32 SW ¼ GRT
Mail: 1010 Alexander St SE Tax: 1000 Alexander St SE
1902 - lot purchased August, school built
1914 - addition
1957 -66 years old
Split between City and Board of Education. City Engineers no longer keeps records of deeds.
Sigsbee 1906
1250 Sigsbee ST SE pg 31. (SE Wealthy and Fuller)
name variations:
Section
Mail
Address: 1250 Sigsbee St SE, Tax: 1249 Logan St SE
August 1905 - 12 lots purchased on Bemis between Sigsbee and Logan for $4200
1906 - school opens
1915 - gym opens
South High 1907
110 Hall St SW now Job Corps 1907
name variations:
Section Paris 6
Address
Finney 1912
(NW corner Wealthy and Grandville)
name variations:
Section
Lot Addresses: 301-311 Wealthy St SW, 349-359 Finney Ave SW
1912 - opens
1921 - addition
Strong Jr Hi 1912
name variations:
Section
Address
1912-1926 replaced Central High School on Ransom Avenue then
switched places with GRJC
Park GRPS 1913
school for girls
name variations: Evangeline, Booth, Ransom
Section
Mail and Tax
Address: 1150 Adams St SE
Creston 1915
name variations:
1720 Plainfield
Sec 18 NW ¼ GRT CH Gleason BJ Wartrous
Franklin 1915
(overlaps vacated Franklin St west of Oakland Ave)
name variations:
Section Walker NW ¼ Sec 36, 721 Oakland Ave SW
Section Walker SW ¼ Sec 36 823 Oakland Ave SW
Mail: 801 Franklin St SW or 801 Oakland Ave SW
1915 - school opens
1970 -
From the Article School History
From the Heading History of the City of GrandRapids
From the web page MyGrandRapids