1981
Citation: 111.610.3 (Full image size: 62Kb)
Hoggatt School restoration on grounds of Meeker Elementary School at 19th and Burnett Avenue. Restoration was first project of the newly formed Ames Heritage Association. Restoration was completed in 1981. Photo taken before the dedication and before identifying sign was affixed to school. The Hoggatt School (a one-room frame building) was the first school in the Ames School district.
Citation: 219.1251.1-2 (Full image size: 87Kb)
The finished restoration of Hoggatt School on the grounds of the Meeker Elementary. Hoggatt School was Ames's first schoolhouse, built in 1861. Its restoration was the first project of the newly formed Ames Heritage Association in 1981. This photo shows the rail fence installed around the school by volunteers who worked on the restoration project. Also shown is the woodshed that is used to store the wood for the stove inside the schoolhouse, used when classes of Ames school children are visiting the restoration. This view also shows the shutters which were installed as a security measure for when the school-museum is not open.
Citation: 219.1251.3 (Full image size: 137Kb)
Plaque on a rock next to Hoggat School on the grounds of Meeker Elementary School in Ames. The plaque reads: "HOGGATT SCHOOL; BUILT IN 1861; FIRST TO SERVE AMES AREA; MOVED TO THIS SITE & RESTORED 1981; BY AMES HERITAGE ASSOCIATION; IN MEMORY OF OUR PIONEERS; PLAQUE PROVIDED BY; AMES WOMAN'S CLUB"
Citation: 219.1251.4 (Full image size: 121Kb)
This sign was fastened on the chain link fence that surrounded the Hoggatt School one-room schoolhouse after it was moved from its location at 1008 Third Street to the grounds of Meeker Elementary School at 300 Twentieth Street. This was the first restoration project of the Ames Heritage Association [now, 2004, called the Ames Historical Society]. It was moved in 1981. The full story of the restoration project is told in Appendix E, "Locating Hoggatt School," in "Ames the Early Years in Word and Picture; from Marsh to Modern City," by Farwell T. Brown, 1993.
Citation: 52.257.2 (Full image size: 89Kb)
One-room school located in the one-time village of Bloomington located a mile and a half northeast of Ames. Photo taken in 1981 at time a delegation from the Ames Heritage Assn. (with permission of Olson family who own the farm where old school was situated) removed the wainscoting for use in the restoration of the Hoggatt School on the grounds of Meeker Elementary in Ames. Information about Bloomington School can be found in the Winter 1986-87 Ames Intelligencer (newsletter of the Ames Heritage Assn.). The school collapsed in November 1986 after standing empty for more than forty years. Gentleman in the photo is Rodney Fox, representative of the Heritage Assn., who made arrangements for removal of wainscoting.
Citation: 52.257.3 (Full image size: 91Kb)
One room school located in the one-time village of Bloomington located a mile and a half northeast of Ames. Photo taken in 1981 at time a delegation from the Ames Heritage Assn. (with permission of Olson family who own the farm where old school was situated) removed the wainscoting for use in the restoration of the Hoggatt School on the grounds of Meeker Elementary in Ames. Information about Bloomington School can be found in the Winter 1986-87 Ames Intelligencer (newsletter of the Ames Heritage Assn.). The school collapsed in November 1986 after standing empty for more than forty years. Gentleman in the photo is Rodney Fox, representative of the Heritage Assn., who made arrangements for removal of wainscoting.
Citation: 59.297.3 (Full image size: 31Kb)
Demolition of the east building of Central Junior High, in August 1981. This building was originally (built 1912) Ames High School previous to the construction in 1937 of the new high school directly across the street at 515 Clark. (See the article in the "Ames Tribune," August 22, 1981.)
Citation: 59.297.4 (Full image size: 27Kb)
The demolition of the east building of Central Junior High, in August 1981. This building was originally (built 1912) Ames High School previous to the construction in 1937 of the new high school directly across the street at 515 Clark.The newer building is visible in the left corner of this photo. (See the article in the "Ames Tribune, August 22, 1981.)
Citation: 66.337.1 (Full image size: 68Kb)
Fifth Street (south) side of old Ames High School (built in 1912), looking north, during August 22, 1981, demolition of the building. The school had most recently been used as the "East Building" of Central Junior High School. Area is now [1991] a parking lot for the Ames City Hall across the street at 515 Clark Avenue.
Citation: 66.337.2 (Full image size: 81Kb)
Demolition of 1912 building of Ames High School located on east side of Clark Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Streets. Date of photo is August 22, 1981. Shows Clark Avenue entrance and south end of building (being brought down). Most recently, building was used as "East Building" of Central Junior High.
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