Grand Rapids Public School INVENTORY LIST

                                  by original name in acquisition order:

Original Name  Source  Date  Section  1999 Status   More
Central  GR Twp #1  Anx 1850  GRT Sec 30  Active 1850
Union  Walker Twp  Anx 1850  WKR Sec 24 SW1/4  Active 1850
Coldbrook*  GR Twp #6  Anx 1850  GRT Sec 19  Active 1850
   
Primary #1    N D  City Dist  #1  1854  WKR Sec 25 NE 1/4  Street extension 1851-71
Primary #2   S D  City Dist  #1  1854  WKR Sec 25 SE1/4  commercial 1851-71
Primary #3    Fountain  City Dist  #1  1856  GRT  Sec 30 NW 1/4  Active 1851-71
Primary #4   Wealthy  City Dist  #1  1858  GRT  Sec 31 NW 1/4  For Sale 1851-71
Primary #5   Grandville  City Dist  #1  1870  WKR Sec 36 SE1/4    For Sale 1851-71
Primary #6   Turner  City Dist  #2  1866  WKR Sec 24 NW1/4  US 131 1851-71
Primary #7   N Ionia  City Dist #6  1870 new lot purchased WKR Sec 25 NW 1/4 Auto Die 1851-71
Primary #8   Jefferson  City Dist  #2  1867  WKR Sec 25 NW 1/4  renamed Lexington 1851-71
Richmond Lot  GRPS  1872  WKR  named West Leonard 1872-90
Primary  #9   Center  GRPS  1875  GRT Sec 31 SW 1/4  renamed Sheldon 1872-90
Primary #10   Pine  GRPS  1878  WKR  I-196 1872-90
Primary #11   Henry  GRPS  1879  GRT Sec 31 NE 1/4  Active 1872-90
Primary  #12  Coit  GRPS  1880  GRT  Active 1872-90
Straight  GRPS  1883  WKR  Active 1872-90
Plainfield  GRPS  1883  GRT  Street Extension 1872-90
South Ionia  GRPS  1884  Active 1872-90
East Bridge  GRPS  1884  GRT Sec 30 NE ¼   Calvary Church 1872-90
Seventh  GRPS  1884  WKR  Re-located 1872-90
Madison  GRPS  1887  GRT Sec 31  SW ¼   Re-located 1872-90
Diamond  GR Twp  Anx 1891 GRT Sec 29 NW 1/4  Houseman Field 1891
Congress  GR Twp  Anx 1891 GRT Sec 29 SW 1/4  Active 1891
Lake  GR Twp  Anx 1891 GRT Sec 29 SE 1/4  Perry Drug Store 1891
Baxter  GR Twp  Anx 1891 GRT Sec 32 NW 1/4  Community Center 1891
Oakdale  Paris Twp  Anx 1891 PAR Sec 5 NW 1/4  Active 1891
Walker  Walker Twp  Anx 1891 WKR Sec 14 SW 1/4  Active 1891
Widdicomb  Walker Twp  Anx 1891 WKR Sec 23 NE 1/4  parking lot 1891
Sibley  Walker Twp  Anx 1891 WKR Sec 26 NE 1/4  Active 1891
Hall  Wyom Twp  Anx 1891 WY  Sec 1 NW 1/4  Active 1891
Palmer  GRPS  1892 GRT Sec 18 NW ¼  Active 1892
Jefferson Ave***  GRPS  1894 PAR Sec 6 NW ¼  Active 1892
Buchanan  GRPS  1895 Wy Sec 1 SE 1/4  Active 1892
Alexander  GRPS  1902 GRT Sec 32 SW ¼  Active 1892
Sigsbee  GRPS  1906  GRT  Active 1892
South  GRPS  1907  PAR Sec 6 NW 1/4 1892
Finney  GRPS  1912 Wkr Sec 25  Bus garage 1892
Strong Jr Hi  GRPS  1912  In old Central on Ransom  GRJC 1892
Park  GRPS  1913  GRT Sec 29 NE 1/4  relocated 1892
Junior College  GRPS  1912  In Central on Fountain  relocated 1892
Franklin  GRPS  1915 Sec 36 NW ¼ & SW ¼ Walker  Active 1892
Creston  GRPS  1915 GRT Sec 18 NW ¼  Active 1892
 Burton  Wyoming Twp   Anx 1916 WYM  Active 1916-27
 Harrison  GRPS  1921 1916-27
 Dickinson  GRPS  1921 Section 6 Paris SE 1/4    Active 1916-27
 Kensington  GRPS  1922 1916-27
 Davis Tech  GRPS  1923 1916-27
 Eastern  GRPS  1923  Eastern 1916-27
 Aberdeen  GR Twp  Anx 1924 1916-27
 Fairmount  GR Twp  Anx 1924 1916-27
 Ottawa  GRPS  1925
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*The earlier Coldbrook school was on rented land and was replaced by either East Leonard and/or North Ionia. .

**  Jefferson Avenue and Jefferson Street (renamed Lexington) are two different schools.

From article School History

From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids

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