Jefferson Avenue School
NW 1/4 Sec 6 Paris Twp between Houseman's Fairgrounds 1892 and Mercer and Durkee 1892.
Warranty Deed
Charles W. Smith and Eliza M. Smith, his wife
To
The Board of Education
April 20, 1892
Liber 225 Page 380
Consideration, $3500
Description
Commencing at the SW corner of Houseman's Fair Ground Addition
thence South on the E. line of Jefferson Avenue, 166 feet
thence East parallel with the S. line of said Houseman's Addition to the N. line
of Cass Street
produced Southerly,
thence North 166 feet
thence West along said Houseman's Addition to the place of beginning.CE
1892 - Built.
1893 - Located on the east side of Jefferson avenue at the head of Fair street. Lot fronting 166 feet on Jefferson avenue and Cass streets and 262; deep. The building is of brick, two stories and basement, slate roof. Well ventilated and heated by tubular boiler. city water and sewer connections. Contains eight rooms and sittings for 400 pupils. Cost $16,000.
1894 - Eleventh Ward. Heated by steam.
1895 Sanborn Fire Map:
1898 - A four-room addition has been made.
1905 - Plumbing condemned
1907 Section 6 Ogle Paris
1912 - The heating system was remodeled during the summer.
1921 Annual Report - Old 11th Ward - Part of NW 1/4 Sec 6 T6N R11W (Paris Twp) beginning a the SE corner of lot 169 of Houseman's Fair Ground Addition. Also lots 1-10 of Mercer & Durkee's Addition.
1922 - Contract was let for addition which will be ready for use the second semester of the school year 1922-23.
1923 - new addition opens
1953 Sanborn Fire Map has the school on two pages. Pg 382 shows the school from Cass Avenue and includes the original school and a fireproof concrete addition dated 1923. Page 380 shows the original school as having been built 1892-1898 at lot address of 1356 Jefferson Ave SE.
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1968 - GRPL Vertical File: 8-room building for the early Elementary program was completed in Junuary.
1974 - old portion of the building demolished per GRP, one wing left standing. From the GRPL Vertical File:
1975 - plans for new school per GRP, bids received; Warm Friend Plumbing, Swartz Electric Co, Kent Concrete Co, etc.
from the GRPL Vertical File, no date provided
Grand Rapids Press 26 Mar 1998 - bond issue proposal
Jefferson Elementary
1356 Jefferson Ave SE
342 students, 19 teachers
Built: 1967, addition in 1993
Existing square feet: 4,545
Proposed ne square feet: 3,360
Cost: $2.5 million
Highlights: a $369,000 addition of a multipurpose room on land to be acquire
just north of the school; $1 million to remodel classrooms, corridors and
restrooms and install new heating and electric systems, and $192,500 for
computers and video equipment.
2006 K-5
From article School History
From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info