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:''This article is about the former Birmingham school. For the private school, see [[Lakeview Day School]], for the Tuscaloosa County school, see [[Lake View Elementary School]].'' | :''This article is about the former Birmingham school. For the private school, see [[Lakeview Day School]], for the Tuscaloosa County school, see [[Lake View Elementary School]].'' | ||
'''Lakeview School''' is a former [[Birmingham City School]] located at | '''Lakeview School''' is a former [[Birmingham City School]] located at 2801 [[Clairmont Avenue]]. It was designed by [[Wheelock, Joy and Wheelock]] architects and opened in [[1901]] for grades 1-4, with 12 additional classrooms for grades 5-7 completed in [[1909]]. | ||
Artists [[Frank Hartley Anderson|Frank]] and [[Martha Fort Anderson|Martha Anderson]] were commissioned through the Federal Art Project of the [[Works Progress Administration]] to produce a mural of scenes of discovery for the Lakeview School. [[Branko Medenica]]'s sculpture, "Resurgence" was installed at the school in [[1976]]. | Artists [[Frank Hartley Anderson|Frank]] and [[Martha Fort Anderson|Martha Anderson]] were commissioned through the Federal Art Project of the [[Works Progress Administration]] to produce a mural of scenes of discovery for the Lakeview School. [[Branko Medenica]]'s sculpture, "Resurgence" was installed at the school in [[1976]]. | ||
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The school building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]] on [[December 17]], [[1977]]. | The school building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]] on [[December 17]], [[1977]]. | ||
The building currently houses offices for [[Leo Ticheli Productions]], | The building currently houses offices for [[Leo Ticheli Productions]], [[Boyd Fernambucq & Vincent]] and others. | ||
==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 30 December 2013
- This article is about the former Birmingham school. For the private school, see Lakeview Day School, for the Tuscaloosa County school, see Lake View Elementary School.
Lakeview School is a former Birmingham City School located at 2801 Clairmont Avenue. It was designed by Wheelock, Joy and Wheelock architects and opened in 1901 for grades 1-4, with 12 additional classrooms for grades 5-7 completed in 1909.
Artists Frank and Martha Anderson were commissioned through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration to produce a mural of scenes of discovery for the Lakeview School. Branko Medenica's sculpture, "Resurgence" was installed at the school in 1976.
The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1977.
The building currently houses offices for Leo Ticheli Productions, Boyd Fernambucq & Vincent and others.
Principals
- Nannie Davis, 1901-
- J. R. Gardner, c. 1940
- Osborne Farr, c. 1950
References
- "Lakeview School" typescript history (c. 1958) Birmingham Board of Education, Research Department, microfilm at Birmingham Public Library Archives, AR454
- Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama. Birmingham: Jefferson County Historical Commission/Gray Printing Company