Holman School: Difference between revisions

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

Revision as of 10:14, 12 April 2023

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.

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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Principals

E. V. Chapman, 1928-
W. R. Hall, 1950s
Willis Green, 1966–1967
Willis Samuel Green Jr, 1980s

References

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

External links

Photographs from Holman School on Flickr.com

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 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.
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+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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