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[[File:Henley School postcard.jpg| | {{Infobox former school | ||
|name =Henley School | |||
|image =[[File:Henley School postcard.jpg|325px]] | |||
|years=[[1883]]– | |||
|grades =1-7 | |||
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|colors = | |||
|mascot = | |||
|address =1700 [[6th Avenue North]] | |||
|city = Birmingham | |||
|map =({{Locate_address_inline | address = 1700+6th+Ave+N | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | |||
|district = [[Birmingham City Schools]] | |||
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The school was founded in November [[1883]] as the '''West End School''' or '''West End Grammar School'''. It was | The '''Henley School''' was a [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham city school]] located at 1700–1704 [[6th Avenue North]], at the intersection of [[17th Street North]], the southwest corner of [[Block 36]], catty-corner from [[Kelly Ingram Park|West End Park]], on the present site of the [[Alabama Power Company parking deck]]. | ||
The school was founded in November [[1883]] as the '''West End School''' or '''West End Grammar School'''. It was renamed later that decade in honor of Birmingham's first [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]], [[Robert Henley]]. | |||
After the [[Barker School]] burned in [[1941]], Parent-Teacher Association president [[Harry Singler]] labelled [[Powell School|Powell]] and Henley Schools as "firetraps" and suggested that the board tear them down and replace all three with a single, modern combined school in a central location, presumably downtown near the existing Powell School site, but eventually the insurance settlement was used to expand the [[Seventeenth Avenue School]] instead. | After the [[Barker School]] burned in [[1941]], Parent-Teacher Association president [[Harry Singler]] labelled [[Powell School|Powell]] and Henley Schools as "firetraps" and suggested that the board tear them down and replace all three with a single, modern combined school in a central location, presumably downtown near the existing Powell School site, but eventually the insurance settlement was used to expand the [[Seventeenth Avenue School]] instead. | ||
On Palm Sunday, [[April 7]], [[1963]] a group of 2,000 marchers were stopped near the school and ministers [[John | On Palm Sunday, [[April 7]], [[1963]] a group of 2,000 marchers were stopped near the school and ministers [[John Porter]], [[Nelson Smith]] and [[A. D. King]] immediately knelt in prayer. Twenty-six of the marchers were arrested as onlookers were dispersed with police dogs. | ||
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==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
* [[Annie Provost]] | * [[Annie Provost]] / [[Kate Knox]], 1883 | ||
* [[George Brewer]], 1884 | * [[George Brewer]], 1884 | ||
* [[Albert Jonas]] | * [[Albert Jonas]] | ||
* [[J. B. Dell]] | * [[J. B. Dell]] | ||
* [[Frank Roof]], | * [[Frank Roof]], 1887–1897 | ||
* [[Charles A. Brown]], | * [[Charles A. Brown]], 1897–1907 | ||
* [[W. C. Griggs]], | * [[W. C. Griggs]], 1907–1908 | ||
* [[J. M. Burnett]] | * [[J. M. Burnett]] | ||
* [[W. McK. Wright]], 1923–1924 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 6 November 2020
| Henley School | |
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| Active | 1883– |
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| School type | Public |
| District | Birmingham City Schools |
| Grades | 1-7 |
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| Mascot | |
| Location | 1700 6th Avenue North, (map) Birmingham |
The Henley School was a Birmingham city school located at 1700–1704 6th Avenue North, at the intersection of 17th Street North, the southwest corner of Block 36, catty-corner from West End Park, on the present site of the Alabama Power Company parking deck.
The school was founded in November 1883 as the West End School or West End Grammar School. It was renamed later that decade in honor of Birmingham's first Mayor, Robert Henley.
After the Barker School burned in 1941, Parent-Teacher Association president Harry Singler labelled Powell and Henley Schools as "firetraps" and suggested that the board tear them down and replace all three with a single, modern combined school in a central location, presumably downtown near the existing Powell School site, but eventually the insurance settlement was used to expand the Seventeenth Avenue School instead.
On Palm Sunday, April 7, 1963 a group of 2,000 marchers were stopped near the school and ministers John Porter, Nelson Smith and A. D. King immediately knelt in prayer. Twenty-six of the marchers were arrested as onlookers were dispersed with police dogs.
Principals
- Annie Provost / Kate Knox, 1883
- George Brewer, 1884
- Albert Jonas
- J. B. Dell
- Frank Roof, 1887–1897
- Charles A. Brown, 1897–1907
- W. C. Griggs, 1907–1908
- J. M. Burnett
- W. McK. Wright, 1923–1924
References
- City Directory of Birmingham and Gazetteer of Surrounding Section for 1884-5 (1884) Volume II. Atlanta, Georgia: Interstate Directory Company
- Cruikshank, George H. (1920) History of Birmingham and Its Environs: A Narrative Account of Their Historical Progress, Their People, and Their Principal Interests 2 volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections