Sanford Grammar School, 1902-1977
Sanford (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
A history of Sanford Grammar School. Originally established as Sanford High School, the main building for Sanford Grammar School was constructed at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on the corner of East Ninth Street and South Palmetto Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. After a desperate need for an addition to the school developed, the city granted the school $75,000. The school's lunchroom was opened on October 10, 1921, after months of fundraising efforts hosted by the Woman's Club. In November 23, 1984, the main school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. However, despite objections from the community, the lunchroom was demolished on September 25, 2008. The main school building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012.
Original 13-page manuscript: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida
Pine Crest Elementary School Principal's Monthly Payroll Report, August 15, 1955-September 12, 1955
Sanford (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
Teachers--Florida
Pine Crest Elementary School's Monthly Payroll Report for the period of August 15, 1955-September 12, 1955. The principal was Margaret Reynolds and her secretary was June Vance. The payroll included eleven teachers: Polly Daniels and Ann F. Echols, first grade; Margaret Barnes and Rosine Carnes, second grade; Eleanor Bennett and Mary Walter, third grade; Mary T. Barnes and Marguerite Paul, fourth grade; and Lucile Campbell, William N. Lavender, and Inez Manos, sixth grade. Lavender resigned on September 6, 1955, and was presumably replaced by Inez Manos the day before. S. G. Weeks was the janitor, <br /><br />Pine Crest Elementary School opened in 1955 at 405 West 27th Street in Sanford. The school was built in order to accommodate the growing population of baby-boomers that led to overcrowding at Southside Elementary and Westside Grammar Elementary School. Margaret Reynolds, daughter of the owners of Kader's Jewelry store on Park Avenue, was the school's first principal. Several of the teachers and staff at Southside, including Reynolds, transferred to Pine Crest when it opened.
Reynolds, Margaret
Original payroll report, 1955: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Pine Crest Elementary School, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Grammar School Faculty Directory, 1970
Sanford (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
Teachers--Florida
The faculty directory for Sanford Grammar School. Originally established as Sanford High School, the main building was constructed at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on the corner of East Ninth Street and South Palmetto Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. After a desperate need for an addition to the school developed, the city granted the school $75,000. The school's lunchroom was opened on October 10, 1921, after months of fundraising efforts hosted by the Woman's Club.<br /><br />In November 23, 1984, the main school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. However, despite objections from the community, the lunchroom was demolished on September 25, 2008. The main school building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012.
Photocopy of original directory: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida