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Public schools
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South St. Elmo School Black & white postcard showing the South St. Elmo School. The cornerstone was laid May 3, 1910; in 1915 a second building was constructed of yellow brick with four Doric columns and in 1956 an auditorium and cafeteria were added. Closed in 1989; after redesign and renovation the building was reopened in 2003 as Alexian Court, housing for senior citizens.
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South St. Elmo School Black & white postcard showing the South St. Elmo School. The cornerstone was laid May 3, 1910; in 1915 a second building was constructed of yellow brick with four Doric columns and in 1956 an auditorium and cafeteria were added. Closed in 1989; after redesign and renovation the building was reopened in 2003 as Alexian Court, housing for senior citizens.
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Ridgedale Grammar School Ridgedale Grammar School, built 1921 and located at the intersection of Bennett Avenue and Woodward. This building replaced the original, at the same location.
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Red Bank Junior High School Red Bank Junior High, designed by R. H. Hunt Company and built by Mark K. Wilson Company. The building in this photograph replaced the original school, which burned in 1937; in turn, this building was replaced in 1960. In 1981 the junior high school switched buildings with Red Bank High School.
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Park Place School Park Place School, located at 1000 East 9th Street (now M L King Boulevard.) First listed in city directories in 1898; closed 1950; designed by architect Charles E. Bearden and constructed by Mark K. Wilson Co. Address sometimes given in city directories as southeast corner of Fairview Avenue.
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Orchard Knob Elementary Orchard Knob Elementary School, located at the northeast corner of East 4th Street, first appears in city directories in 1915. It was replaced by a new building in 2008. A woman and small child are visible at far left towards the bottom of the image.
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Mountain Creek Elementary Mountain Creek Elementary School, built 1911-1912, closed in 1989. Designed by R. H. Hunt Co., built by Mark K. Wilson Co. Part of Signal Mountain (Walden Ridge) visible in background. Building now used by ProStorage (2016.)
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James County High School James County High School, located at 521 Hickory Street in Ooltewah, Tennessee, was built in 1910 and was renamed Ooltewah High School when James County ceased to exist in 1919 and once again became part of Hamilton County. An addition was built in 1929 and in 1973 the school relocated to its current location at 6123 Mountain View Road in Ooltewah.
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Howard High School Howard High School originated in 1882 and was at 10th and Carter Street from 1919 until 1954; it has operated at several locations and is presently (2016) at Market and 25th Street. The school is said to have been named in honor of General Oliver Otis Howard, a mathematics profeesor at West Point Military Academy. The school was initially an elementary school; in 1883 high school courses were added to the curriculum.
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Hemlock Elementary School Hemlock Elementary School, located at East 12th Street and Highland Park Avenue. Built in 1910 and closed in 1982.
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Hemlock School with addition Hemlock School, located at East 12th Street and Highland Park Avenue. Designed by architect W. A. Goswell, the school was built in 1910 by the Mark K. Wilson Company. The school closed in 1982.
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Hardy Junior High School Hardy Junior High School located at 2115 Dodson Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was designed by R. H. Hunt & Company and built by the Mark K. Wilson Company in 1926. Photo published in Buildings By Wilson Since 1912. Address now the location of Hardy Elementary School, constructed in 2001.