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{{Infobox Bham School
{{Infobox Bham School
|name          =Tuggle Elementary School
|name          = Tuggle Elementary School
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|established    =1903
|established    = 1934
|closed         =present
|closed         = present
|address =412 [[12th Court North]]
|address       = 412 [[12th Court North]]
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|neighborhood =Enon Ridge
|neighborhood   = Enon Ridge
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|grades        = K-5
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|principal      = Ann Marie Eskridge
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|enrollment    = 500
|principal      =Teresa Raglend
|enroll-year    = 2018
|enrollment    =322
|colors        = blue & gold
|enroll-year    =2008
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'''Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary School''' is a public K-5 elementary school located at 412 [[12th Court North]] in the [[Enon Ridge]] neighborhood and part of the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system. The principal is [[Teresa Raglend]].
'''Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary School''' (formerly '''Enon Ridge School''') is a public K-5 elementary school located at 412 [[12th Court North]] in the [[Enon Ridge]] neighborhood and part of the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system.


It was founded as the '''Tuggle Institute''', a privately-run charity by social worker [[Carrie Tuggle]] on [[September 3]], [[1903]]. She wanted to provide safe housing and a good education to orphaned African-American children. The school was supported by the [[Court of Calanthe]] and [[Daughters of the Rising Sun]] secret women's organizations as well as by tuition and with funds from its trustees.
It was named in honor of the former [[Tuggle Institute]], a privately funded school and orphanage founded by social worker [[Carrie Tuggle]] in [[1903]]. Tuggle died in [[1924]] and was buried at the school's grounds. The Institute forged a partnership with Birmingham City Schools in [[1926]], but was forced to close in [[1933]].


Around [[1905]] Tuggle hired [[Sam Foster]] to start a school band. It was there that he trained trumpeter [[Fess Whatley]] and taught him how to read music. Whatley later took over the music program at Tuggle before being hired as a printmaking teacher at [[Industrial High School]] in [[1917]].
[[William McAlpine]]'s [[Alabama State Federation of Colored Civic Leagues]] founded the [[Tuggle Hill Redemption Corporation]] to support efforts to preserve Tuggle's legacy and reuse the property for the benefit of Black children. The group worked with the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] and the [[Birmingham Park and Recreation Board]] to acquire the 15-acre site and its 13 structures. A ceremony celebrating the purchase of the property was held on Saturday [[October 31]], [[1936]]. [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Bibb Graves]] was the featured speaker, taking the podium after an afternoon barbecue with music from a 100-voice choir directed by [[Harold McCoo]]. Other speakers included [[Erskine Ramsay]], [[C. B. Glenn]], and [[Harry Denman]], who introduced the institute's white board of trustees. Proceeds from the barbecue went toward a fund for renovations.


[[Image:Tuggle Institute.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Tuggle Institute c. 1906]]
The proposed partnership included a new public school for Black children, originally called the Enon Ridge School but soon renamed in Tuggle's honor. Meanwhile the Federation of Colored Civic Leagues would use part of the property to train Black children as domestic servants.
In the [[1912]]-[[1913|13]] school year the institute had 146 students, of which 4 were in secondary grades and 120 were boarding at the school. Early industrial programs taught to upper-grade students included printing, woodworking and sewing. At that time the school operated under debt. The school building, judged by inspectors to be overcrowded and in poor repair, were mortgaged to make up the deficit between operating expenses and the approximately $1,800 in income from tuition and donations.


The school's finances improved with new white sources of support. [[Hugo Black]] was enlisted to join the advisory board and [[Louis Pizitz]] was a member of the school's building committee. On Lincoln's Birthday in [[1920]] the institute celebrated the completion of a new building, designed by [[Wallace Rayfield]]. [[James Dillard]], pastor of [[South Side Baptist Church]] spoke, followed by [[R. A. Blount]], grand chancellor of the [[Colored Pythians]] and [[W. W. Green]], exalted ruler of the [[Colored Elks]]. In [[1925]] the Institute also operated a community hospital down the street at 800 12th Court North.
[[Image:Tuggle Elementary School.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Tuggle Elementary School in 2010]]
 
The school was rebuilt as a new, modern elementary school in [[1952]]. Vandals caused hundreds of dollars of damage to the school property on [[August 24]], [[1955]]. Major additions were made to the school in [[1957]] and [[1961]]. The latter project, designed by [[Warren Knight & Davis]], added 7 classrooms, a new heating plant, storage rooms and restrooms. The work was done by [[Atchison & Atchison]] at a cost of $125,000.
The Institute became associated with the [[Birmingham City Schools]] in [[1926]]. The [[Board of Education]] bought the 15-acre site with its 13 structures in [[1934]] and renamed it '''Enon Ridge School'''. Two years later the Board honored Tuggle by renaming it "Tuggle Elementary School". Tuggle herself is buried on the school grounds.
 
[[Image:Tuggle Elementary School.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Tuggle Elementary School in 2010]]
The school was rebuilt as a new, modern elementary school in [[1952]], with a major addition in [[1957]]. Vandals caused hundreds of dollars of damage to the school property on [[August 24]], [[1955]].


In [[2007]] Tuggle Elementary was placed on a list of schools facing possible closure in light of the system's declining student enrollment and shaky finances. It did not appear on a revised list distributed in January [[2008]]. In [[2009]] the Board considered a plan to merge Tuggle Elementary with [[Hill Elementary School]], constructing a new building on the site of the former [[Lincoln Middle School]].
In [[2007]] Tuggle Elementary was placed on a list of schools facing possible closure in light of the system's declining student enrollment and shaky finances. It did not appear on a revised list distributed in January [[2008]]. In [[2009]] the Board considered a plan to merge Tuggle Elementary with [[Hill Elementary School]], constructing a new building on the site of the former [[Lincoln Middle School]].
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==Principals==
==Principals==
* [[Carrie Tuggle]], [[1903]]-[[1924]]
* [[Carrie Moore|Carrie N. Moore]], 1923–1924
* [[Fannie Blevins]], [[1924]]-
* [[G. F. Day]], 1950s
* [[G. F. Day]], 1950s
* [[Johnnie Finkley]]
* [[Johnnie Finkley]]
* [[Martha Barber]], 1980s
* [[Martha Barber]], 1980s
* [[Teresa Raglend]], present
* [[Teresa Raglend]], 2010
* [[Ann Marie Eskridge]], 2018


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Angela Davis]], activist
* [[Angela Davis]], activist
* [[A. G. Gaston]], entrepreneur
* [[Erskine Hawkins]], musician
* [[Jo Jones]], musician
* [[P. H. Polk]], photographer
* [[Bob Range]], musician
* [[Captain Sims]], musician
* [[Fess Whatley]], musician


==References==
==References==
* "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/1539 Negro school to celebrate]." (October 29, 1936) {{BAH}} - via {{BPLDC}}
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/1547 Wanton Orgy of Vandals Wrecks Tuggle School]" (August 25, 1955) {{BPH}}
* "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/14241/rec/3 Schools Adding Near $3 Million In New Facilities]" (January 21, 1961) {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}}
* Birmingham Board of Education (c. 1982) “History of Carrie A. Tuggle School.” (mimeograph)
* Birmingham Board of Education (c. 1982) “History of Carrie A. Tuggle School.” (mimeograph)
* United States Office of Education (1917) ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=qn5OAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA102 Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools]''. Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. p. 102
* "[http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/page.cfm?ID=9106 Tuggle Institute to Have New Building]" (February 14, 1920) ''Cleveland Advocate''. Vol. 6, No. 50, p. 1
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/1547 Wanton Orgy of Vandals Wrecks Tuggle School]" (August 25, 1955) {{BPH}}
* Norris, Toraine (March 23, 2009) "Parents, leaders discuss consolidation of Tuggle, Hill elementary schools in Birmingham." {{BN}}
* Norris, Toraine (March 23, 2009) "Parents, leaders discuss consolidation of Tuggle, Hill elementary schools in Birmingham." {{BN}}
* Ruisi, Anne (May 27, 2010) "Birmingham's new Tuggle Elementary designed with neighbors in mind." {{BN}}
* Ruisi, Anne (May 27, 2010) "Birmingham's new Tuggle Elementary designed with neighbors in mind." {{BN}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://birmingham.schoolinsites.com/Default.asp?L=0&LMID=&PN=Schools2&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=School&SchoolID=547 Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary School] at birmingham.schoolinsites.com
* [http://www.bhamcityschools.org/Domain/44 Tuggle Elementary School] at bhamcityschools.org


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Latest revision as of 12:31, 5 August 2023

Tuggle Elementary School
Couch-Tuggle Elementary.JPG
BCS small logo.png Birmingham City Schools
Years 1934–present
Location 412 12th Court North, (map)
Enon Ridge
Grades K-5
Principal Ann Marie Eskridge
Enrollment 500 (2018)
Colors blue & gold
Mascot Tigers
Website bhamcityschools.org

Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary School (formerly Enon Ridge School) is a public K-5 elementary school located at 412 12th Court North in the Enon Ridge neighborhood and part of the Birmingham City Schools system.

It was named in honor of the former Tuggle Institute, a privately funded school and orphanage founded by social worker Carrie Tuggle in 1903. Tuggle died in 1924 and was buried at the school's grounds. The Institute forged a partnership with Birmingham City Schools in 1926, but was forced to close in 1933.

William McAlpine's Alabama State Federation of Colored Civic Leagues founded the Tuggle Hill Redemption Corporation to support efforts to preserve Tuggle's legacy and reuse the property for the benefit of Black children. The group worked with the Birmingham Board of Education and the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board to acquire the 15-acre site and its 13 structures. A ceremony celebrating the purchase of the property was held on Saturday October 31, 1936. Governor Bibb Graves was the featured speaker, taking the podium after an afternoon barbecue with music from a 100-voice choir directed by Harold McCoo. Other speakers included Erskine Ramsay, C. B. Glenn, and Harry Denman, who introduced the institute's white board of trustees. Proceeds from the barbecue went toward a fund for renovations.

The proposed partnership included a new public school for Black children, originally called the Enon Ridge School but soon renamed in Tuggle's honor. Meanwhile the Federation of Colored Civic Leagues would use part of the property to train Black children as domestic servants.

Tuggle Elementary School in 2010

The school was rebuilt as a new, modern elementary school in 1952. Vandals caused hundreds of dollars of damage to the school property on August 24, 1955. Major additions were made to the school in 1957 and 1961. The latter project, designed by Warren Knight & Davis, added 7 classrooms, a new heating plant, storage rooms and restrooms. The work was done by Atchison & Atchison at a cost of $125,000.

In 2007 Tuggle Elementary was placed on a list of schools facing possible closure in light of the system's declining student enrollment and shaky finances. It did not appear on a revised list distributed in January 2008. In 2009 the Board considered a plan to merge Tuggle Elementary with Hill Elementary School, constructing a new building on the site of the former Lincoln Middle School.

Board member Emanuel Ford argued persuasively in favor of locating the new school on the Enon Ridge site where Tuggle's memorial remains. Ground was broken for the new Tuggle Elementary School, designed by Clay Dorsey of Dorsey Architects, on November 14, 2010. The $13 million, 75,000 square foot school includes 26 classrooms, a 300-seat gymnasium, cafeteria, library, and special art, music and computer rooms. Short towers over the front entrance and library are designed to recall the original Tuggle Institute. The new building opened on August 19, 2013.

Principals

Notable alumni

References

External links

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