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(New page: '''Alburto Martin School''' was an elementary school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1201 14th Street North in Fountain Heights. The first four-classroom unit ...) |
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By [[1923]] the Martin School had an enrollment of 745 students in grades 1 through 7. A report on the physical condition of the school by F. B. Dressler of the U.S. Bureau of Education found the school to have "a good building beautifully sited", with only a note that the indoor gymnasium was of makeshift construction. | By [[1923]] the Martin School had an enrollment of 745 students in grades 1 through 7. A report on the physical condition of the school by F. B. Dressler of the U.S. Bureau of Education found the school to have "a good building beautifully sited", with only a note that the indoor gymnasium was of makeshift construction. | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 11 June 2014
Alburto Martin School was an elementary school in the Birmingham City Schools system located at 1201 14th Street North in Fountain Heights. The first four-classroom unit of the school was built in 1901 on land donated by the Fountain Heights Land Company at a cost of $25,000. It was named for pioneer Birmingham attorney Alburto Martin. Twelve more classrooms were added in 1909.
By 1923 the Martin School had an enrollment of 745 students in grades 1 through 7. A report on the physical condition of the school by F. B. Dressler of the U.S. Bureau of Education found the school to have "a good building beautifully sited", with only a note that the indoor gymnasium was of makeshift construction.
Principals
- T. C. Young, 1901-
- E. H. Ijam
References
- 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
- Birmingham Board of Education (1923) The Birmingham School Survey.