Standard Atlas of Kent County, George A Ogle, Chicago 1907 1907 Ogle
Schools - All names
City of Grand Rapids and adjoining land in Grand Rapids Twp with annotations shown below.
East of Division Avenue, North of Hall Street
GRT West of the Grand River
GRT East of the Grand River
Also see Land Intro for how to read legal descriptions.
Street name changes are indicated in red. There may have been intermediate changes not indicated on the map. See Street Names for dates of street name changes and intermediate changes. Cemeteries, schools as well as past and future school locations are also indicated in red. The blue lines indicate the 1/4 section lines.
Sec 18, 19, 30, 31, , 20,28, 29, 32, 33 No enlargements available: 17, 7, 8,6, 5, 4
Section 19 annexed by the City of Grand Rapids in 1850. Page 22
Section boundary lines run along Division Avenue to Eastern Avenue; Leonard Street to Michigan Street
North Avenue runs along the N/S 1/4 line; Bradford Street runs along the E/W 1/4 line
Lookout Park and Highland Park's modern boundaries are shown approximately in red.
Coldbrook School renamed East Leonard and Coit School are shown in red.
The GRPS on Union was the driving range in the 1960's. Today it is the service building.
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Section 30 was annexed by the City of Grand Rapids in 1850. Page 25
Section boundary lines run along Division Avenue to Eastern Avenue; Leonard Street to Wealthy Street
Madison Avenue runs along the N/S 1/4 line; Fulton runs along the E/W 1/4 line.
Due to space limitations:
West Park Place became Sheldon Ave.
"B" represents the original location of Butterworth Hospital.
The C and G represent that Briggs Ct was renamed Clifton while Lyon Pl was renamed Goldsboro both now vacated. .
The earlier location of Central High School is shown and the original location of Fountain School is shown in red. The "F" on top of the Union Benevolent Hospital (forerunner of both Mary Free Bed and Blodgett) indicates the future location of Fountain.
Section 31 was annexed by the City of Grand Rapids in 1857. Page 30
Section boundary lines run along Division Avenue to Eastern Avenue; Wealthy Street to Hall Street
Madison Avenue runs along the N/S 1/4 line; Franklin Street runs along the E/W 1/4 line
St Andrews and Oak Hill Cem are in this section.
VandenBerg, Henry, Madison and Sheldon Schools are in this section.
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Section 18: S 1/2 annexed in 1857 and part of the NW 1/4 in 1891, NE 1/2 in 1924. Page 17
Section boundary lines run along Taylor Ave to Eastern Avenue; Knapp Street to Leonard Street
NS 1/4 line is North Avenue; E/W 1/4 line is Sweet Street
Palmer and Plainfield Schools are in this section as is the future site of Creston High School.
The City did annex land east of Eastern in 1857 but then rescinded it
Section 17 annexed by the City of GR - SW 1/4 in 1891, NW 1/4 in 1924, E 1/2 in 1960
No enlargement available in the 1907 Ogle.
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W 1/2 Sec 20 in 1857 then rescinded. W 1/2 annexed in 1891. E 1/2 in 1960. Pg 23
Section boundary lines run along Eastern Avenue to Ball Avenue; Leonard Street to Michigan Street
The N/S 1/4 line runs along Fuller Avenue. The E/W 1/4 line runs north of Malta Street.
The future Eastern Avenue school is indicated. The future Sunshine Hospital (now Kent Community) is indicated.
Although Burr Oak School is in Section 21, I have indicated its location on the edge of this section.
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Section 29 - W 1/2 annexed in 1857 then rescinded. Annexed all in 1891. Page 24.
Section boundary lines run along Eastern Avenue to Rathbun Avenue; Michigan St to Wealthy St
Eastern Avenue runs along the N/S 1/4 line. Fulton Street runs along the E/W 1/4 line.
The yellow line indicates the section line which does NOT jog as opposed to other maps which have been drawn erroneously.
Emma changed to Orchard Hill, Hazel and Sophie vacated for Houseman Field, Alden to Evangeline, Hillwood does not ring a bell so it was probably vacated. Alden to Evangeline, the Evangeline Home (Salvation Army for unwed mothers) was adjacent.. Congress, Diamond and Lake Schools are in this section. The future Hillcrest school is indicated by the red "H".
Just because a portion of Eastern Avenue which originated as Cemetery Street jogs doesn't mean the section line jogs. The yellow line shows the actual section line running through Fulton Cemetery. Just because Fuller Avenue jogs doesn't mean the 1/4 section line jogs.
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Section 32 W 1/2 in 1857 then rescinded. Annexed all in 1891. Page 31
Section boundary lines run along Eastern Avenue to West of Glenwood; Wealthy Street to Hall Street
Fuller Avenue runs along the N/S 1/4 line; Franklin Street runs along the E/W 1/4 line.
Winsor Place to Geneva Alexander and Sigsbee Schools. The blue marks the former Baxter school, now a Dutch school, as well as another Dutch school, its predecessor (?) nearby.
Section 7 was annexed in 1924. Pg 36
Section boundary lines run along Three Mile Street to Knapp Street; extension of Division Ave and Rowe Ave.
The N/S 1/4 line runs along Oakwood Avenue. The E/W 1/4 line runs along Guild Street
The Comstock Riverside Plat was replated. I have not yet been able to determine the name of the Grand Rapids Twp School at the corner of Crosby (Eleanor) and Coit but suppose it is the forerunner to Fairmount School located at the corner of Graceland and Euclid (Oakwood) in 1911 which is indicated with the red "F".
Section 28 NW portion in 1927, NE and SW portions in 1960.
The boundary lines for Cities within this section are very irregular and I am not attempting to draw them.
The boundary lines are Michigan to Robinson Rd , Glenwood extended - to the East Beltline
The balance is in either the City of East Grand Rapids or Grand Rapids Twp.
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Section 6, both sides of the river, was annexed in 1960. Page 37
Section boundary lines run along "Division Avenue to "Eastern" Avenue. Four Mile Rd to Three Mile Rd.
The N/S 1/4 line runs along the west side of vacated Home Avenue. The E/W 1/4 line runs along I-96.
The suburb of North Park.
The small streets south of Wright and west of Coit are Paris or College will have to double check while Home is vacated. It is interesting that both Coit and Plainfield Rd are indicated as the same street on Ogle. The name should be Coit. I've never heard it referred to as Plainfield which lies to the East. .
I don't know the original location of the North Park School. I-196 has taken much of the land between the Old Soldier's Home and North Park St. The Old Soldiers Home is in this section.
From Article:
1907 OgleFrom Heading Geography and the City of Grand Rapids
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