history’s
mysteries
winter garden
elementary school
B
uilt in 1916, the Winter Garden
Elementary School was once
located at 208 South Main Street
on the southwest corner of Smith and
Main. The original building was just
the center two-story structure. In 1922,
the one-story wings were added to the
building on both sides to accommodate
8 more classrooms; an upstairs
lunchroom was added in the 1960’s.
Originally, the school educated students
in first through fourth grades, and then
those students continued their education
at the Oakland-Winter Garden School,
which was located in Tildenville.
Later, the school hosted children
from kindergarten through sixth
grade until 1951, when Dillard Street
Elementary was built, and then housed
kindergarten through third grades.
Winter Garden Elementar y
School closed in 1979 and
remained vacant for over a decade.
In the 1990’s, the building
was purchased for $115,000
and subsequently demolished.
Jessie Brock was the principal of
the school for 44 years, from 19261970. Courtesy of the Winter
Garden Heritage Foundation.
AUGUST 2016
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WINTER GARDEN MAGAZINE
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