South Side School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
South Side School | |
 South Side School in 2008, while a reconstruction project is in progress. | |
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 26°06′45.45″N 80°08′36.67″W / 26.1126250°N 80.1435194°W |
| Built | 1922 |
| Built by | Cayot and Hart |
| Architect | John Peterman |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000617[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 19 July 2006 |
The South Side School is a historic U.S. school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is located at 701 South Andrews Avenue. On July 19, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2] South Side School opened in 1922 due Florida land boom of the 1920s. The architect of the South Side School was John Peterman and the builder was Cayot and Hart.[3] In 1949 the school was expanded, it was enlarged again in 1954. South Side School was changed from an elementary school in 1967 to be a school for special needs children. In 1990s the school was closed. The school became a city-designated historic landmark in 1996. Although the city hopes to turn the building into a cultural arts center, the renovation has encountered several setbacks.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – South Side School (#06000617)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
- ^ Beall, Edson (28 July 2006). "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 7/17/06 through 7/21/06". National Park Service.
- ^ Ciesielski, Michael B.; Mattick, Barbara E. (February 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: South Side School" (PDF). National Park Service.
- "Accompanying 27 photos, from 2005" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ "History – South Side School". Southside Arts. Friends of South Side School. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Fort Lauderdale school restoration still years from completion". Sun-Sentinel. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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