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Perry Township School No. 1

Perry Township School No. 1
Perry Township School No. 1

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a.k.a. Babytown School

a.k.a. West Heights School

1430 Harmony Way
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1883 built
1928 Remodeled 2nd floor added?
1965 school closed

Location

west side new harmony rd, 18n maryland
District: West Heights
Latitude: 37.991791
Longitude: -87.615972
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Architecture


History


Comments

1880 land opposite side on 1880 atlas 1883 opened perry twp school number 1 west heights first appears in 1903 cd/1905 listing school no 1 [1922]

school enlarged 1928 edwin c berendes new building (or just remodel/addition)

acquired west heights as city annexed 50s

later closed 1965 combined with Centennial into helfrich park district traded to county 1966/2


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Schools / Education
HistoricEvansville.com: West Heights district

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