So That All May Learn - The Story of the Springfield Public Schools

CONSTRUCTION DURING THE PERIOD 1952-1970

YEAR

SCHOOL

STATUS

LOCATION

NAMED FOR

1952

Ritter

annexed

Route 11

Oliver Ritter
mill operator

1952

Sherwood

annexed

Sunshine & Scenic

Thomas A. Sherwood
Missouri Supreme Court Judge

1953

Portland

new

Portland & Missouri

street

1954

Fairview

annexed

3241 N. Grant

1954

Holland

new

Holland &Largo Lane

Col. C. B. Holland
banker/soldier

1955

Fremont

new

2914 N. Fremont

Gen. John C. Fremont
explorer/army officer

1955

Weller

new

1630 N. Weller

street

1956

Oak Grove

annexed

Oak Grove & Bennett

location

1956

Shady Dell

annexed

2757 E. Division

location

1956

Parkview

new

516 W. Meadowmere

area

1957

Bingham

new

2126 E. Cherry

George Caleb Bingham
Missouri artist

1957

Twain

new

Broadmoor & Weaver

Mark Twain
Missouri author

1957

Pershing El.

new

Ventura & Seminole

Gen. John. J. Pershing
Missouri soldier

1958

Hillcrest

new

North Grant St.

area

1959

Berry

rebuilt

911 E. Division

Daniel Berry
businessman/county official

1959

Field

new

2120 E. Barataria

Eugene Field
Missouri author

1960

Pershing JH

new

Ventura & Seminole

Gen. John J. Pershing
Missouri soldier

1961

Hickory Hills

annexed

Ingram Mill /Trafficway

area

1961

Kickapoo N.
(Disney)

annexed

4100 S. Fremont

Walt Disney
Missouri showman

1961

Kickapoo S
(Cherokee)

annexed

420 E. Plainview

Indian tribe

1963

Glendale

new

Ingram Mill/Sunset

area

1964

Mann

new

Broadway & Westview

Horace Mann
American educator

1964

Sequiota

new

3414 S. Mentor

area

1964

Wilder

new

Hillsboro & Sunset

Laura Ingalls Wilder
Missouri author

1965

Cowden

new

2927 S. Kimbrough

Guy Cowden
businessman/Board member

1965

Pittman

new

2934 E. Bennett

Alice Pittman
former school administrator

1968

Pleasant
View

annexed

Route AA

area


ADDITIONS DURING THE PERIOD 1952-1970

DATE

SCHOOL

STATUS

LOCATION

ADDITION

1953

McGregor

addition

1221 W. Madison

MPR

1953

Fairbanks

addition

1126 N. Broadway

MPR

1954

Robberson

addition

1100 E. Kearney

2 rooms, MPR

1954

York

addition

2100 W. Nichols

4 rooms, MPR

1954

Ritter

addition

Route 11

1954

Williams

addition

Kearney & Park

2 rooms, MPR

1954

Admin. Serv.

addition

940 N. Jefferson

12 rooms

1955

Reed

addition

Lyon & Atlantic

gym, music room

1955

Jarrett

addition

840 S. Jefferson

gym, music room

1955

Pipkin

addition

1215 N. Boonville

gym, music room

1955

Eastwood JH

remodeled

Sherman & Central

formerly Lincoln

1955

Rountree

addition

East Grand St.

3 rooms

1956

Shady Dell

addition

2757 E. Division

2 rooms, MPR

1956

Holland

addition

Holland & Largo Lane

4 rooms

1956

Delaware

addition

1505 S. Delaware

5 rooms

1957

Parkview

addition

516 W. Meadowmere

17 rooms

1959

Hillcrest

addition

North Grant Ave.

auditorium

1959

Bingham

addition

2126 E. Cherry

4 rooms

1959

Shady Dell

addition

2757 E. Division

2 rooms

1959

Sherwood

addition

Sunshine & Scenic

3 rooms, MPR

1959

McGregor

addition

1221 W. Madison

3 rooms

1959

Berry

addition

Sherman & Division

6 rooms, MPR

1960

Hillcrest

addition

N. Grant Ave.

10 rooms

1961

Holland

addition

Holland & Largo Lane

2 rooms

1961

Vo-Tech

conversion

Sherman & Central

formerly Eastwood JH

1961

Kickapoo Sth.

addition

420 E. Plainview

2 rooms, shop

1962

Pershing

addition

Ventura & Seminole

8 rooms

1963

Field

addition

2120 E. Barataria

6 rooms

1963

Holland

addition

Holland & Largo Lane

2 rooms

1963

Watkins

addition

732 W. Talmage

2 rooms

1963

Twain

addition

Broadmoor & Weaver

2 rooms

1964

Hillcrest

addition

N. Grant Ave.

8 rooms

1964

Rountree

addition

East Grand St.

MPR

1964

Tefft

addition

Fremont & Pythian

1 room, MPR

1964

Doling

addition

1423 W. Atlantic

MPR

1964

Glendale

addition

Ingram Mill & Sunset

17 rooms

1964

Pepperdine

addition

Dale & Lindell

MPR

1964

McDaniel

addition

Florence & Minor

MPR

1964

Boyd

addition

Washington & Lynn

MPR

1964

Hickory Hills

addition

Ingram Mill & Trfwy

5 rooms, shop

1965

Hickory Hills

addition

Ingram Mill & Trfwy

gym

1965

Mann

addition

Broadway&Westview

4 rooms

1965

Glendale

addition

Ingram Mill & Sunset

shop

1965

Bingham

addition

2126 E. Cherry

2 rooms

1965

Watkins

addition

732 W. Talmage

2 rooms

1965

Westport

addition

Golden & Walnut

2 rooms

1965

Kickapoo Sth.

addition

420 E. Plainview

5 rooms

1965

Admin. Serv.

addition

940 N. Jefferson

new wing

1965

Vo-Tech

addition

Sherman & Central

5 shops, 5 classes

1965

Wilder

addition

Hillsboro & Sunset

6 rooms

1967

Cowden

addition

2927 S. Kimbrough

5 rooms

1967

Pittman

addition

2934 E. Bennett

7 rooms

1967

Mann

addition

Broadway & Ventura

6 rooms

1967

Hickory Hills

addition

Ingram Mill & Trafficway

rooms, library

1967

Bingham

addition

2126 E. Cherry

5 rooms

1967

Twain

addition

Broadmoor & Weaver

6 rooms

1967

Fremont

addition

2914 N. Fremont

5 rooms

1967

Pershing

addition

Ventura & Seminole

MPR

1967

Wilder

addition

Hillsboro & Sunset

6 rooms

1967

Weller

addition

1630 N. Weller

2 rooms

1967

Sherwood

addition

Sunshine & Scenic

3 rooms, kind.

1967

Shady Dell

addition

2757 E. Division

4 rooms

1967

Fairview

addition

3241 N. Grant

4 rooms

1967

Williams

addition

Kearney & Park

3 rooms

1967

York

addition

2100 W. Nichols

3 rooms

1967

Vo-Tech

addition

Sherman & Central

multiple rooms

1967

Bissett

addition

3006 W. Calhoun

2 rooms

1967

Fairbanks

addition

1126 N. Broadway

2 rooms

1968

Pleasant View

addition

Route AA

8 rooms

1968

Westport

addition

Golden& Walnut

4 rooms

1968

Williams

addition

Kearney & Park

4 rooms

1968

McDaniel

conversion

Florence & Minor

became Adult Center

1969

Hillcrest

addition

N. Grant Ave.

11 rooms, gym

1969

Sequiota

addition

3414 S. Mentor

2 rooms


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