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This page will provide space for those buildings that have since been razed or replaced by school districts which
are still in operation. So many of our memories of our school days center around the high school building we
attended and its unique character. If you attended high school in a special building that has been replaced by
a more modern building write to us and let us know. We, as always, are looking for photos to share of your
high school building. Some buildings, like the first one we will list, have great stories regarding their contruction
and development. We hope you will share this information with us as well ( ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net).
Allen Grade School Building, LaMoille, Illinois
| LaMoille Allen School Building, Bureau County, IL. |
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| Sent to us by Dennis Downey |
This article states that the Allen School was built in 1887. It is still in use as the LaMoille Junior
High School. The building is also on the National Register of Historic Places. The building once served as LaMoille
High School as well.
Champaign High School Building
| Champaign High School Building 1914 |
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| Submitted by Rich Decker - Photo from 1929 Yearbook |
The Champaign school building pictured above served
as Champaign High School from approximately 1914 through 1956 when it was converted to Edison Junior High School. This building
continues to serve in this capacity today. To see a very nice history of the Champaign school system please check out the
following link:
Galesburg
High School / Knox College Seymour Library
| Galesburg High School - Building #2 |
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| Galesburg Seymour Library |
Galesburg's 2nd high school buiding is at the top of the photo above.
"Galesburg built a new HS building and closed the old one in 1959.
A few years later the old building burned to the ground. The old school had a building called Steel gym with a
boy's basketball gym and swimming pool and identical facility for the girls. There was also a separate building for
Home Ec. The new school had a gym and no swimming pool."
Patty Mosher tells us; "There was a previous high
school (prior to the one pictured above) which was built in the 1800's and burned to the
ground in 1904. The second high school opened in 1905 which is the post card you
show here."
The Seymour Library is in the bottom of the photo above.
If you read the excerpt from beneath the photos of the aforementioned Payson Seymour High School Building, you know that the
Seymour family donated the money to build the library at Knox College.
Granite City McKinley High School
| Granite City McKinley High School Building |
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| http://www.granitecity.com/article/9508 |
Granite City (population 31,303) is located in the southwestern Illinois in the southwestern portion of
Madison County.
The McKinley School, built in 1906, was used as a high school and grade school in Granite City for many
decades. It was razed in 2009 or 2010 to make way for a new health care facility.
Hillsboro High School
| Hillsboro Community High School 1939 - Present |
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| Submitted by Don LeMay |
| Hillsboro High School ?? - 1939 |
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From Don LeMay regarding Hillsboro High School:
"The two photos above show the original Hillsboro High School and the current structure
although a separate structure (new Gym, indoor track, and several classroom for band, industrial arts and Agriculture were
added in 1938-1939 in the area immediately to rear of the main building. When the Hillsboro Community High School opened approximately
1939, the older high school began functioning as the city's Junior High School. Students were later transferred to a new facility
abutting the property where the current high school sits. That alignment occurred in 1954-1955 time period."
Joliet Moran Street Grade School
| Joliet Longfellow Grade School |
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| Submitted by Lou Fumagali |
| Joliet Moran St. Grade School Grounds |
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| Submitted by Lou Lou Fumagali |
Joliet (population 129,519) is located in northeastern Illinois in west-central Will County. In
fact, is the county seat of Will County and spills over into Kendall County to the west. Joliet
was platted in 1834 and officially incorporated in 1852. After much discussion over the
town's early name (it was known as Juliet from 1834 to 1845), Joliet was settled upon
to honor Louis Joliet, famous explorer who first viewed the area in 1673. A number of routes
have served as ways to reach Joliet, including the legendary Route 66, which was replaced by Interstate
55, along with Interstate 80, US Routes 6, 30, 45, 52, and Illinois Routes 7, 53, and 171. The rail
service has been provided by the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern (EJE) RR, along with the AT & SF RR, & the
former Rock Island RR, which shut down in 1980. Lou Fumagali tell
s us the following regarding the former Longfellow Grade School on Moran Street in Joliet:
" Built in 1895
after a former school building of wood burnt down. The Moran School was 41 years
old when it burned down in the early morning hours (3am) of Wednesday July 29th
1936.
The
12
classroom school housed 400 kids. It
was
insured for $51,300. Included in the loss were 25 tons of coal stored in the
basement. Nothing was saved but some of the Limestone which was used for
landscaping around the schoolyard.
| Joliet Cunningham Grade School 2014 |
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| Submitted by Lou Fumagali |
M.
J. Cunningham was the Principle. There were
all women teachers. Miss Burger, Miss Alberta Banzet, Miss Murphy, Miss Trainor,
Miss Johanson and Miss Ford. The current M.J. Cunningham school now occupies
this spot at 500 Moran Street." Lawrenceville High School
| Lawrenceville High School Building 1914 - 2013 |
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| Photo by Ed Brumley |
Lawrenceville (population 4,348) is located in southeastern Illinois in the east-central
portion of Lawrence County. U.S. Route 50, 250, and Illinois Route 1 will all lead you to and from Lawrenceville. The Baltimore
& Ohio and Conrail railroad lines pass through town as well. Lawrenceville was named after navy commander Captain James
Lawrence.
The Lawrenceville High School building pictured above served the community for 99 years. The school opened
in 1914 and saw its last graduating class in 2013. A more modern school building has been erected in Lawrenceville to take
its place.
Ed Brumley, who provided the photo above taken immediately after the final graduation exercise
took place, offered this bit of information regarding this Lawrenceville High School building:
"The school was in operation from 1914 to 2013. It saw some incredible glory days with State Champion Basketball
teams in 1972 & 74 and undefeated teams in 1982 and 83. With 68 games straight to the top 2 years in a row. In 1974
it brought home a 3rd place in the state basketball championship, all under the guidance of Coach Ron Felling.
Our town built a new high school and this building was sold in January 2014 to an individual from Missouri. What is to become
of it remains to be seen."
Marissa High School Building
| Marissa High School Building - Built in 1908 |
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| Photo Submitted by James Horaz |
| Marissa HS Bldg Inscription |
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| Submitted by James Horaz |
The original Marissa High School building is pictured above. Marissa is a town of 2,100 residents and is located
in St. Clair County in far southwestern Illinois. James Horaz snapped these photos in early 2011.
It is a good thing he did as it has since been torn down. To view the new and improved Marissa High School building
check out http://www.marissa40.org/ .
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Moline High School Building
| Moline High School |
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| 1894-1914 |
| Moline High School |
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Moline High School --- Before the current Moline High School campus was built
in the late 1950s on 23rd Avenue, Moline's high school was housed in two different buildings. The picture on the right
was MHS from 1894-1914, and the picture on the left was MHS from 1915-1958. The 1915 building still stands, now used
for lofts.
The following information comes from Dan Sand (MHS '82):
MHS 1894-1914: The most prominent school building in the history of Moline
School District No. 40 was probably the Moline High School building, erected in 1894. This imposing structure, which overlooked
the Mississippi River on a hillside between 15th Street A and 16th Street north of 11th Avenue, was known as "The Castle"
to barge and river boat passengers who could see the twin turrets of the brick building as they traveled on the Mississippi.
"The Castle" served as the high school for twenty years.
MHS 1915-1958: In 1914 a new high school was built on land adjoining the
site of "The Castle". The former high school then became Central Grammar and served as a citywide eighth grade school. In
the early 1930's, John Deere and Calvin Coolidge schools were built as three-year junior high schools, and old Central was
converted to an annex with classrooms for the high school next door. In the next decade, it was used infrequently as a classroom
annex until the Moline Community College used its space for classes. In the forties, the basement of the annex became known
as the Rek --- a large recreation center for Moline teenagers.
Paris (Illinois) High School Buildings
| Paris High School 1880s - 1909 |
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| Submitted by Phil Lewis |
| Paris High School Building 1909 - 2015 |
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*From Phil Lewis regarding the two former Paris High School buildings pictured above:
"I am a graduate of Paris High School in Paris, Illinois (1965).I have many photos of the school, students,
athletics, etc. The first high school was built in the late 1800s and burned in the early 1900s. The second high school building
was built in 1909 and was retired in 2015 when the new high school opened on the north side of town. For the last five years,
it sat vacant. It is now being rehabilitated into senior living apartments. They talked about tearing it down but decided
not to. It is classically designed in the Neoclassical style with huge columns in front."
Payson Seymour High School Building
The building pictured above was the original Payson Seymour High School building. It was submitted to us by a good friend of the Glory Days site, Richard Heitholt.
This is the Seymour High School building of Payson which was dedicated in 1916. The building was financed
by the Seymour family and dedicated to Charles Seymour who was killed in the baseball accident
in 1915 at the age of 16. The Seymour family also built a library for Knox College. This building now serves as a grade
school for the Payson Seymour School District.
Jeffrey Hughes also provided this bit of information on Payson Seymour High School:
"I believe the school was built and it served as the high school, as a lot of small towns served still today
by the district had grade schools. Later (50's or so) a High school was built across the street as Seymour High School. The
old school was renamed Seymour Grade school at that time. Payson High was there before the Seymour family built theirs, and
some structural stuff existed during completion, including the gym. This will explain the different names. There is actually
a large trophy cabinet in the grade school containing all high school athletic trophies from the old days, and another few
in the "new" school."
Wheeling High School Buildings
| Wheeling HS Building 1925 - ? |
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| http://www.wheelinghistoricalsociety.com/album0/history1.htm |
| Wheeling HS 1871 - 1925 |
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The above photos were found at the web address of:
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