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October 18 1865 | Public Meeting on School Construction to be Held at Courthouse

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Tags: 1800s, Courthouse, Newspaper Article, Schools, Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper

February 20 1920 | Rural Schools Unable to Meet State Requirements Under System Now in Vogue

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On of the largest and most important meetings ever planned for the advancement of the rural schools of this county will be held in the Courthouse in this city, Monday afternoon, Feb. 23.

The purpose of this meeting, as it is…

Tags: 1900s, Courthouse, Newspaper Article, Schools, Woodstock American Newspaper

Woodstock High School Class of 1937

Eldon Segrist, Helene Reed, Ellen Peacock, Marian Phillipp, Nicholas Polizzi, Althea Schmidt, Clarence Aavang, Pearl Downing, Halold Kristensen, Dorothy Martin, Wilbur Benoy, Donna Traphagan, Marian Simmons, Charles Mansfield, Valeria Steinmitz,…

Tags: 1900s, Schools, Students

Woodstock High School Class of 1936

JOHN IRA COE, SYLVIS NOLAN, PATRICIA MURPHEY, ROBERT SCHNEIDER, DOROTHY WREDE, NORMA WHITE, EDMUND SKONEY, OLIVE HANSMAN, NORMAN HALL, DOROTHY PETEIT, EDWARD GORENFLO, CHARLES WOLF, RUSSELL GASSER, GUNNAR HANSON, ROBERT JOHNSON, BURTON McBROOM,…

Tags: 1900s, Schools, Students

Woodstock High School Class of 1930

WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1930
WESLEY BREWER, CAROL CARMACK, PAUL HYDEN, ROSELLA LANG, DELMAR LICHTY, LE0RA WILDER, DONALD TAPPEN, CAROL NEINSTEDT, CAROLINE ANDERSON, GLADYS MIKKELSEN, RAYMOND FRANCISCO, ERNEST W. BATES, JR., JOHN…

Tags: 1900s, Schools, Students

Woodstock Square in the Winter, circa 1873-78

Circa 1873-1878 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snowstorm. The park is full of young snow covered trees. In the foreground parked on the street in front of the park is a horse and wagon. In the background is seen a three storied brick building and a bit further in the distance is a large three story brick school building.

Square park in the snow showing part of the Bunker Block obscured by trees and a clear view of the public school (Central School). The spring house is barely visible. Two horses and an empty wagon are hitched to the rope outside the fence along the…

Tags: 1800s, Buildings, Schools, Square Park, Winter

South Side of the Square Van Buren St, circa 1868-9

Circa 1868-1871 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park and brick buildings on Van Buren Street, Woodstock, Illinois. The square park is full of young trees and appears to have a small crowd of people gathered together. In the distance behind the brick buildings is open unoccupied land.

Back of photo: Old Bunker Block burned 1871
This photo of the south side of the square shows the Phoenix block that would be renamed as the Bunker Block after Bunker Brothers moved their grocery, hardware and crockery business there in 1872. Their…

Tags: 1800s, Buildings, Businesses, Schools, Square Park, Van Buren Street

Post Office and Central School ca 1954

Circa 1954 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Post Office building on Johnson Street, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background is the Woodstock Central School building (now home of Woodstock City Hall) on Calhoun Street.

Part of the Post Office on Johnson Street and part of Central School on Calhoun Street (now City Hall).

In 1955, the county purchased Central School from District 72 to use as the Courthouse Annex.

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Calhoun Street, Johnson Street, Post Office, Schools

Panorama Square bird's eye view from Jefferson St 1996

1996 color aerial photograph of the Woodstock Square, Woodstock, Illinois. The prominent buildings seen are the Woodstock Opera House, The Old McHenry County Courthouse, the decorative Springhouse and City Hall.

Jim Keefe's office was on Jefferson St. fairly close to where this photo was taken. His son Patrick was on the fire department, so perhaps he had access to a hook & ladder truck to take it.
The two photos are taped together to make the treeline in…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Cass Street, Courthouse, Johnson Street, Opera House, Post Office, Schools, Spring House, Square Park, Van Buren Street

Pageant on Central School Lawn, 1917

1917 black and white photograph of a pageant on the Central School lawn located on Calhoun Street. The school building is currently used as Woodstock City Hall. In the foreground are spectators sitting in automobiles, in front of them are spectators seated in chairs. Facing the spectators are school children. The building is draped in U.S.A flags.

This photo was previously named Graduation on Central School Lawn
School children of various ages are seated in front of Central School (now City Hall) 121 W. Calhoun St.
A large number of the girls are dressed in white with white bows and some…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Calhoun Street, Schools

Old South Side School on South Street

Circa 1867-1906 black and white photograph of a grand three-story brick school building in Woodstock, Illinois. In front of the building are many school children posing for the photograph.

120 W. South StreetThis "fine brick school" was built in 1867 on South Street where the fire department addition to City Hall was located. In 1906, Central School (today's city hall) was built. This photo was taken some time before Central School was…

Tags: 1800s, Buildings, Fires, Schools, South Street

South Side School After Fire, 1919

1919 photograph of a three-story brick Woodstock, Illinois school that has been destroyed by fire.

120 W. South Street
The old brick South Side School burned Dec. 2 1919. Photo shows burned out shell. Central School (120 W. Calhoun St.) is visible in rear as well as a house no longer standing.

The school was erected in 1866, housing first…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Fires, Schools, South Street

Looking west from Central School

Circa 1910-1920 black and white 'birds eye' photograph taken from the top floor af a school. The vew is of several homes and trees on what appears to be an overcast day.

Bird's Eye View: According to Jim Keefe, this photo was taken from Central School, now City Hall, in 1910. A later copy of this photo was dated 1920.

Tags: 1900s, Houses, Schools

High School, Calhoun St United Art

Circa 1908 colorized postcard of a brick school building in Woodstock, Illinois.

Colorized postcard titled High School (currently City Hall) published by United Art Publishing Co., New York City (Printed in Germany) 6613.
The view is from Calhoun St at Throop St--both are dirt roads. Leaves block the view of the old school…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Calhoun Street, Postcard, Schools

High School, Calhoun St Kropp

Circa 1915 colorized postcard of a brick school building in Woodstock, Illinois.

Colorized postcard of the High School on Calhoun St. (now City Hall). It is more recent than the United Art postcard since there is a sidewalk and an informal fence.
The old school on South Street is more visible.

120 W. Calhoun

E. C.…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Calhoun Street, Postcard, Schools

Dean Street School 1928

Circa 1928 colorized black and white photograph of Dean Street School on Dean Sreet, Woodstock, Illinois.

600 Dean Street

This school was built in 1921 and opened in February, 1922. The Sentinel article called it a "beautiful architectural achievement." It was the third elementary school at the time after Clay Street and Central School. Woodstock…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Dean Street, Postcard, Schools

Dean St School and VJ Day Parade 1960s

Circa 1970 black and white photograph of a parade with spectators on Dean Street, Woodstock, Illinois. Dean Street School is seen in the background.

The V-J Day Parade has reached Dean Street School in this undated photo taken by the editor of the Woodstock Die Casting newsletter editor. This was taken before the addition was build on the school in 1968.

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Dean Street, Parades, Schools, V-J Day

Community High School postcard

Circa 1920s colorized black and white postcard of Woodstock Community High School located on South Street, Woodstock, Illinois.

Woodstock Community High School was built in 1922 at 501 W. South St.

Looking at the landscaping, this photo was taken soon after.

A. S. Wright Druggist is printed on the front. He was in business from 1880-1840.

Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co.…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Postcard, Schools, South Street

Clay Street School 1937

1937 black and white photograph of Clay Street School, Woodstock, Illinois.

Clay Street school was built in 1905, having four rooms at that time. In 1921, it was enlarged and improved to eight rooms.

Additions in 1946, 1968, 1969, and 1997 plus other alterations have hidden the building in this photo. According to an…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Clay Street, Schools

City Hall on Calhoun 2002

2002 color photograph of Woodstock City Hall on Calhoun Street, Woodstock, Illinois.

Central School/Woodstock City Hall building 120 W. Calhoun St. with the city hall sign and a smaller Police Department sign.
The second photo on this same record shows the entire north side of the building and the front sidewalk to Calhoun St.

Tags: 2000s, Buildings, Calhoun Street, Schools

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