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'''Woodlawn Elementary School''' (originally '''Woodlawn Central School''') was an elementary school constructed on [[Georgia Road]] in [[Woodlawn]] in [[1892]] and operated by [[Birmingham City Schools]] from [[1910]] to [[1961]]. The school property was donated by [[Obadiah Wood]]. The three-story brick building featured high | |name = Woodlawn Elementary School | ||
|image = [[File:Woodlawn Elementary School.jpg|275px]] | |||
|years = [[1892]]–[[1961]] | |||
|grades = K-6 | |||
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|address = 5404 [[Georgia Road]] | |||
|city = Birmingham | |||
|map = ({{Locate_address_inline | address=5404+Georgia+Rd | zoom=17 | type=h}}) | |||
|district = [[Woodlawn]] (1892-2010)<br>[[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]] (1910-1961) | |||
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'''Woodlawn Elementary School''' (originally '''Woodlawn Central School''') was an elementary school constructed on [[Georgia Road]] in [[Woodlawn]] in [[1892]] and operated by [[Birmingham City Schools]] from [[1910]] to [[1961]]. The school property was donated by [[Obadiah Wood]]. The three-story brick building featured high ceilings in its classrooms. | |||
In the 1950s the school housed Birmingham's "Sight-Saving Class" for visually-impaired students. | In the 1950s the school housed Birmingham's "Sight-Saving Class" for visually-impaired students. | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 21 December 2017
| Woodlawn Elementary School | |
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| Active | 1892–1961 |
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| School type | Public |
| District | Woodlawn (1892-2010) Birmingham (1910-1961) |
| Grades | K-6 |
| Colors | |
| Mascot | |
| Location | 5404 Georgia Road, (map) Birmingham |
Woodlawn Elementary School (originally Woodlawn Central School) was an elementary school constructed on Georgia Road in Woodlawn in 1892 and operated by Birmingham City Schools from 1910 to 1961. The school property was donated by Obadiah Wood. The three-story brick building featured high ceilings in its classrooms.
In the 1950s the school housed Birmingham's "Sight-Saving Class" for visually-impaired students.
It was demolished in 1962 and became a parking lot on the campus of the East Birmingham Church of God in Christ.
Principals
- Joseph Dean Williams, 1910–1925
- William R. Hall, 1925–1961
References
- Pirtle, Sandra (May 26, 1961) "Ex-Students Honor Woodlawn School" The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections