| Title |
Public School - Ogden High School on Harrison Blvd |
| Image Captions |
In 1936, famed Ogden architect Leslie S. Hodgson designed Ogden High School on Harrison and 28th Street. It was built by the Works Progress Administration. The building was Utah's first million-dollar high school and ranked among the foremost buildings of its type in the United States for its architectural beauty. The school has a capacity of 1,700 students and graduates about 600 per year. |
| Description |
Ogden City was still evolving when the first school was established in 1850 with Charilla Abbott as the first teacher. The school system continued to grow with public and private institutions accepting students. A bond issue passed in 1890 allowing for new buildings, including the showplace school, Central. Ogden High School called the “best and most attractive school in the world” was opened on October 29, 1937 after a cost of $1.2 million. Ogden High School and others still stand as proof of the community’s commitment to education. |
| Subject |
Ogden (Utah); Architecture--History; Education; Education--History; Public schools; School buildings |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1940 |
| Date |
1940 |
| Date Digital |
2008 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964 |
| Item Size |
10 x 8 inch |
| Medium |
photography |
| Item Description |
black and white photograph |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/245 |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Source |
P55 Box 2 Fd 7 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6cv1jzs |
| Setname |
wsu_school |
| ID |
96645 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6cv1jzs |
