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'''Strong School''' is a school located at 69 Grand Ave. in the [[Fair Haven, Connecticut|Fair Haven]] [[neighborhood]] of [[New Haven, Connecticut]], [[United States|USA]]. It is an overflow school for [[district school|district]] [[kindergarten|kindergartners]] and first graders.<ref>[http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/03/30/news/doc4bb1d902cf8b8548881218.txt City seeks developers for Strong School site] at [[The New Haven Register]], March 30, 2010</ref> It has a student population of approximately 277<ref>[http://www.nhps.net/StrongSchool Strong School] at [http://www.nhps.net/ New Haven Public Schools], accessed May 4, 2010</ref> utilizing a {{convert|1.055|acre|m2|adj=on}} site<ref>[http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/3_groups_bid_on_strong_school/ 3 Bid On Strong School] at [http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/3_groups_bid_on_strong_school/ New Haven Independent]</ref>. |
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==Structures== |
==Structures== |
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===First building=== |
===First building (1808-?)=== |
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[[Nathaniel Graniss]], an early area settler, felt there was need for a school in the area, and deeded land where a school was built in 1808. The building was renovated into a [[Local church|church]] in 1830, and school rooms were relegated to the basement. The church moved down the street to occupy a different building in 1864, and the building was once again utilized entirely as a school. The facility was then named after [[Theodore Dwight Woolsey]]. In 1873, another school was constructed on Woolsey Street, taking up the Woolsey School name. The original building was then renamed '''Grand Street School''' or '''Fair Haven School'''.<ref>[http://newhavenschools.org/strong.html Strong School] at [http://newhavenschools.org/ NewHavenSchools.org], accessed May 04, 2010</ref> |
[[Nathaniel Graniss]], an early area settler, felt there was need for a school in the area, and deeded land where a school was built in 1808. The building was renovated into a [[Local church|church]] in 1830, and school rooms were relegated to the basement. The church moved down the street to occupy a different building in 1864, and the building was once again utilized entirely as a school. The facility was then named after [[Theodore Dwight Woolsey]]. In 1873, another school was constructed on Woolsey Street, taking up the '''Woolsey School''' name. The original building was then renamed '''Grand Street School''' or '''Fair Haven School'''.<ref>[http://newhavenschools.org/strong.html Strong School] at [http://newhavenschools.org/ NewHavenSchools.org], accessed May 04, 2010</ref> |
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===Second building=== |
===Second building (1895-1914)=== |
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A new building replaced the old one in 1895 and was renamed the '''Horace H. Strong School''' after a Warden for Fair Haven and member of the Fair Haven Board of Education. The building burned down on January 27, 1914.<ref>[http://newhavenschools.org/strong.html Strong School] at [http://newhavenschools.org/ NewHavenSchools.org], accessed May 04, 2010</ref> |
A new building replaced the old one in 1895 and was renamed the '''Horace H. Strong School''' after a Warden for [[Fair Haven, Connecticut|Fair Haven]] and member of the Fair Haven Board of Education. The building burned down on January 27, 1914.<ref>[http://newhavenschools.org/strong.html Strong School] at [http://newhavenschools.org/ NewHavenSchools.org], accessed May 04, 2010</ref> |
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===Third building=== |
===Third building (1915-2011)=== |
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The third structure was built in 1915<ref>[http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/03/30/news/doc4bb1d902cf8b8548881218.txt City seeks developers for Strong School site] at [[The New Haven Register]], March 30, 2010</ref> at 69 Grand Ave in the Collegiate [[Tudor style architecture|Tudor]]<ref>[http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1984/1/84.01.05.x.html Fair Haven’s History and Architecture—Past and Preservation] at [http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/ Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute], accessed May 04, 2010</ref> style of architecture. While at this site, it was an overflow school for [[district school|district]] [[kindergarten|kindergartners]] and first graders.<ref>[http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/03/30/news/doc4bb1d902cf8b8548881218.txt City seeks developers for Strong School site] at [[The New Haven Register]], March 30, 2010</ref> It had a student population of approximately 277<ref>[http://www.nhps.net/StrongSchool Strong School] at [http://www.nhps.net/ New Haven Public Schools], accessed May 4, 2010</ref> utilizing a {{convert|1.055|acre|m2|adj=on}} site<ref>[http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/3_groups_bid_on_strong_school/ 3 Bid On Strong School] at [http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/3_groups_bid_on_strong_school/ New Haven Independent]</ref>. |
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===Fourth building (2011-present)=== |
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Strong School was moved in 2011 to the former [[Vincent Mauro school]], located Orchard Street in New Haven.<ref>[http://newhavenschools.org/strong.html 4 Principals Named], by Melissa Bailey at [http://www.newhavenindependent.org/ New Haven Independent], accessed July 15, 2011</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 18:47, 15 July 2011
Structures
First building (1808-?)
Nathaniel Graniss, an early area settler, felt there was need for a school in the area, and deeded land where a school was built in 1808. The building was renovated into a church in 1830, and school rooms were relegated to the basement. The church moved down the street to occupy a different building in 1864, and the building was once again utilized entirely as a school. The facility was then named after Theodore Dwight Woolsey. In 1873, another school was constructed on Woolsey Street, taking up the Woolsey School name. The original building was then renamed Grand Street School or Fair Haven School.[1]
Second building (1895-1914)
A new building replaced the old one in 1895 and was renamed the Horace H. Strong School after a Warden for Fair Haven and member of the Fair Haven Board of Education. The building burned down on January 27, 1914.[2]
Third building (1915-2011)
The third structure was built in 1915[3] at 69 Grand Ave in the Collegiate Tudor[4] style of architecture. While at this site, it was an overflow school for district kindergartners and first graders.[5] It had a student population of approximately 277[6] utilizing a 1.055-acre (4,270 m2) site[7].
Fourth building (2011-present)
Strong School was moved in 2011 to the former Vincent Mauro school, located Orchard Street in New Haven.[8]
References
- ^ Strong School at NewHavenSchools.org, accessed May 04, 2010
- ^ Strong School at NewHavenSchools.org, accessed May 04, 2010
- ^ City seeks developers for Strong School site at The New Haven Register, March 30, 2010
- ^ Fair Haven’s History and Architecture—Past and Preservation at Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, accessed May 04, 2010
- ^ City seeks developers for Strong School site at The New Haven Register, March 30, 2010
- ^ Strong School at New Haven Public Schools, accessed May 4, 2010
- ^ 3 Bid On Strong School at New Haven Independent
- ^ 4 Principals Named, by Melissa Bailey at New Haven Independent, accessed July 15, 2011