Campau School
This school replaced South Ionia which closed in 1928.
c.1953 from a Hall Street Scrapbook "Would Drop Campau School Plans, Prevent Segregation -- Additional school facilities - by (placing new buildings) on the fringe -- rather than in the heart of segregated areas. -- the proposed new Campau school would have virtually a 100 % colored enrollment by 1958. -- 91% of all colored children in the elementary schools was enrolled in four schools and that this enrollment has increased sharply since 1940, while white enrollment has decreased."
23 houses were demolished between Antoine and Ryerson for a new school. Agnew was vacated. One house was purchased from the estate of Onie Howell, the daughter of Josephine Jeffries and Taylor Harper. She was born in 1908 in Mississippi and married to Prentiss Howell. She died at the age of 43 in 1952.
1957 - Campau
replaced South Ionia
when Campau Housing Projects was developed. (Antoine, Ryerson) 1957
1961 -
Grand Rapids Press 26 Mar 1998 - bond issue proposal
Campau Park Elementary
50 Antoine St SW
261 students, 13 teachers
Built: 1956
Existing square feet: 37245
Proposed new square feet: 7940
Cost: $4.6 million
Highlights: and $867,000 addition of two classrooms, an elevator, multi-purpose
room and kitchen,
$2.4 million to remodel classrooms, restrooms and gym and install new heating
and electric systems,
and $133, 000 for computer s and video equipment.
2005: Second location Block 4, 50 Antoine Street SW ppn=41-13-36-430-031 Part of Block 4 and vacated streets
2006 K-5
From article School History
From Heading History and the City of GrandRapids
From web site: MyCityofGrandRapids.info