Dickinson Street School
SE 1/4 Sec 6 Paris Twp
Lots 73-94 J F Trout platted for Joseph F. Trout in 1891 by Skeels
Plat Boundaries: Dickinson to the north, Madison to the west, Union to the east
448 Dickinson
1921 - (There is quite comprehensive construction detail in this issue which I have heavily edited). Three stories, for 500 pupils, gymnasium, special rooms - industrial arts, an ungraded room for backward pupils, an auxiliary room for the physically or mentally handicapped, a partial-sight class room and a branch library, a nurses' room. The design is modified Gothic with red brick and Indiana limestone trimmings, three main entrances and a separate entrance to the social center/gymnasium for community use.
1921 - additional lots were bought
1921 Annual Report - Old 11th Ward - Lots 77-94 of J F Trout's Addition.
with the eventual additions of lots 73, 74, 75, 95, 96, 97 to an extension of Griggs on the south.
Grand Rapids Press 26 Mar 1998 - bond issue proposal
Dickinson Elementary
448 Dickinson St SE
224 students, 11 teachers
Built: 1921
Existing square feet: 32,900
Proposed new square feet: 17,500
Cost: $4.6 million
Highlights: a $1.6 million addition of a multi-purpose room, three classrooms,
restrooms, a kitchen and storage;
roof replacement, $1.5 million to renovate classrooms, offices and restrooms,
and install new heating and electric systems, and $157,500 for computer and
video equipment.
2006 K-5
From article School History
From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info