Alexander Street School
SW 1/4 Section 32 Grand Rapids
Warranty Deed Ferdinand L. Riechel and wife and
Ferdinand Thum by Attorney
To
The Board of Education
July 6, 1901
Liber 30 page 169
Consideration $850
Description
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Block 2 of Campbell and Underwood's Windsor Park
Addition
Warranty Deed
Hugo Thum and wife, Ferdinand L. Riechel and wife and Ferdinand Thumb by
Attorney
To
The Board of Education
July 6, 1901
Liber 302 Page 170
Consideration $850
Description
Lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 of block 2 of Campbell and Underwood's Windsor
Park AdditionCE
1902 - First mentioned in the Annual Report ending Sept 1902, lot 264' x 300'
Lots 1-9 and 20-27 of Block 2 of Campbell and Underwood's Winsor Park Addition platted in 1890 by Skeels for James Campbell and DeWitt Underwood.. .
Winsor street renamed Dallas, Newland renamed Neland, Carlton renamed Alto, Columbus renamed Cooper, Nelson renamed Niagara.
1901 - built
This photo was in a brochure c. 1975 when this school was
replaced.
1907 Section 32 Ogle GRT
1914 - added a new lot adjoining (for an) Addition - two fire escapes to be installed. New addition.
I am assuming the same addition was put onto both East Leonard and Alexander..
1921 Annual Report - old 11th ward - lots 1-7 and 21-27 Block 2 of Campell & Underwood's Windsor Park Addition
1924 - gym addition completed
1953 Sanborn Fire Map Pg 378 shows the original school dated 1901 with the 1914 addition and the 1920 concrete addition. The lot addresses are shown as 1010 Alexander St SE while the additional land lot addresses are shown as 1028 and 1032 Dallas Ave SE and 1029 Neland Ave SE.
Bd
of Ed map
1975 - plans for new school per GRP
City Assessor's
From the GRPL Vertical File:
Grand Rapids Press 26 Mar 1998 - bond issue proposal
Alexander Elementary
1010 Alexander St SE
299 students, 13 teachers
Built: 1975, renovated in 1980's
Existing square feet: 46,700
Proposed new square feet: 5,100
Cost: $3.1 million
Highlights: a $585,000 addition of a multipurpose room, restrooms, offices and
storage space; $1.5 million to renovate classrooms and coridors and install new
heating and upgraded electric systems, and $192,500 for computers and video
equipment.
2006 K-5
From article City Schools
From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info