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Highland Park Elementary School . 1212 5th Street SW . Roanoke . 24016
Park Street School opened in 1907, was damaged by fire in 1920, and rebuilt in 1921. Its name was changed to Highland Park Elementary in 1924. Click Here for some interesting reading on the history of old southwest...scroll down to page 6 "The First Public Park" and you can see an old picture of the school, and park.
Highland Park Elementary is still in use and is now a magnet school. Visit their website HERE
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Highland Park Elementary School . 1212 5th Street SW . Roanoke . 24016
Park Street School opened in 1907, was damaged by fire in 1920, and rebuilt in 1921. Its name was changed to Highland Park Elementary in 1924. Click Here for some interesting reading on the history of old southwest...scroll down to page 6 "The First Public Park" and you can see an old picture of the school, and park.
Highland Park Elementary is still in use and is now a magnet school. Visit their website HERE
Linking with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures
