Weston Grade School
ca 1900
Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States
Weston Grade School. Original identifier: 130-05b. The Weston Grade School at East Wallace and South Water Streets. The first formal education in Weston started in the 1860s when Mrs. Noah Lieuallen taught local pupils in her home. In the winter of 1870, William Pruett started a subscription school, charging $6 per student for three months of tuition. The large brick public school on South Water Street was built 1892, at a cost of $14,000, for educating pupils in grades 1 though 12. In 1912, classes for high school-age students were moved to the State Normal School building at East Wallace and Broad Streets. In 1924, the Elementary-level students were also moved to the Normal School, with this building on Water Street being later demolished.
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- Description
- Weston Grade School. Original identifier: 130-05b. The Weston Grade School at East Wallace and South Water Streets. The first formal education in Weston started in the 1860s when Mrs. Noah Lieuallen taught local pupils in her home. In the winter of 1870, William Pruett started a subscription school, charging $6 per student for three months of tuition. The large brick public school on South Water Street was built 1892, at a cost of $14,000, for educating pupils in grades 1 though 12. In 1912, classes for high school-age students were moved to the State Normal School building at East Wallace and Broad Streets. In 1924, the Elementary-level students were also moved to the Normal School, with this building on Water Street being later demolished.
- Date
- ca 1900
- Subject
- Schools
- Rights
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- Identifier
- weston0071
- Contributor
- Weston Public Library
- Type
- StillImage
- Publisher
- Northwest Digital Heritage
- Item sets
- Weston Historic Photo Archive
Part of Weston Grade School