Public School - Madison School

Title Public School - Madison School
Image Captions In 1892, the Madison school was erected at the site of the previous Lester Park School on Madison between 24th and 25th Streets. At a cost of just over $32,000 to build, the school was often referred to as "the most beautiful and commodious building in the city." The school originally had eight rooms with six more added in 1907. Classes included students from kindergarten to eighth grade.
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 1910
Date 1910
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/312
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source P90 Box 2 Fd 28 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University
Format image/jpeg
ARK ark:/87278/s69y1j8x
Setname wsu_school
ID 96651
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s69y1j8x
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