Holman School

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Holman School
Holman School.jpg
Active 1928–1980s
School type Public
District Birmingham City Schools
Grades 1-7
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Location 5130 8th Court South, (map)
Birmingham

Minnie Holman Elementary School was a former Birmingham City School located at 5130 8th Court South in the Woodlawn Highlands neighborhood (now Crestwood North). It opened in 1928 and was named for Minnie Holman Phillips, the widow of superintendent John H. Phillips. A memorial plaque was placed at the site on May 23, 1930.

The two-story brick school building was designed by Warren, Knight & Davis in a Jacobethan revival style ornamented with brick diaperwork and carved stone trim.

A new wing with four classrooms and a cafeteria was constructed at a cost of $88,436 in 1951. A request for a gymnasium was not carried out. Another addition to the lunchroom was constructed in 1958 to designs by Lide & Huff.

The former school building was demolished in 1991. The site was sold in 1993 and currently houses the headquarters of Girls Inc..

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References

  • Murphy, Alice Gardner (August 6, 1951) "School system adds many new buildings to relieve conditions." The Birmingham News
  • Shelby, Thomas Mark (2005) An Architectural and Historical Survey of the Woodlawn Highlands Historic District, Birmingham, Alabama. University of Alabama Museums, Office of Archaeological Research

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