Beckwith School
Section 16 Grand Rapids Township
This school was annexed in 1960 by the City of Grand Rapids. It began in 1860 as a school in Grand Rapids Township School District #11. In 1875, a .73 acre parcel of land was purchased from a William and Maria Beckwith on the corner of Section 16, Leonard Street and Maryland Avenue.
In 1943 additional land to the north was purchased from Benjamin and Maude Robinson as well as the Michigan Trust Company, Trustees under the will of Tom S. Handley, deceased.
In 1955 a survey was done for Beckwith school that included an adjacent parcel of land 82.5 ft x 680 ft in Section 15,
Tax Address: 2405 Leonard St NE 41-14-16-480-006 Part of SEC 16 T7N R11W
1961
Grand Rapids Press 26 Mar 1998 - bond issue proposal
Beckwith Elementary
2405 Leonard ST NE
276 students, 13.5 teachers
Built: 1958, remodeled in 1982
Existing square feet: 30,990
Proposed new square feet: 15,330
Cost: $5.5 million
Highlights: a $1.7 million addition of six classrooms and a new main enrance,
ofice and computer lab; $2.1 million for moderate remodeling of classrooms and
updated electric and heating systems, and $175,000 for computers and video
equipment.
From article School History
From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info
2006 School of Construction