Broadway School
Title
Broadway School
Subject
School buildings ; African Americans
Description
"Broadway High School was the first commissioned high school for colored in Indiana " according to Grant S . Murray , Principal of the Broadway School from 1914-1917 . In the September 6 , 1880 edition of the Madison Courier , the newly opened school was described as follows : "43 by 43 feet , two stories high , containing 4 model school rooms , two up and two downstairs , with hall running across the entire front , and a door at each end of the hall the main entrance being fronted on Broadway with stairs at the right and the left . The building was made of brick with a belfry 14 feet high. " In 1898 a new front was added to the building . Mr . James H . Blassingham was the contractor and builder . In the 1950s the school was integrated with Madison Consolidated Schools . It served as a community center for a time , then on New Year's Eve 1969 , according to Fire Chief Harold Lohrig , quoted in the Madison Courier , "The old Broadway School was definitely set on fire. " Damage was so extensive to the building that it had to be taken down . Where once a proud and distinguished piece of history stood , there is now a small park with only a stone placed with the date "1878 " to mark its passing . Many landmarks have been lost , but few so needlessly .
Creator
Harry Lemen, photographer Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, with No. 130 film.
Contributors
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Date
Picture taken 1944
Type
Negative (2-7/8 x 4-7/8 )
Format
Scanned negative, 1200 DPI, online JPG saved at 72 DPI 1000 pixels on long edge with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Scan is full frame of negative. No correction of film errors. Slight sharpness and contrast adjustments.
Identifier
"Lemen1008-broadschool"
Source
Historical Files Madison Courier
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main Street Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744
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