South Side School After Fire, 1919
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South Side School After Fire, 1919
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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 through sixth grades when it burned (no kindergarten). It faced south between Throop & Dean streets. The fire was a total loss and many records were lost. Classes resumed the following week, with some children going to Central School and some attending in the vacant home of Perry Murphy, 207 W. Jackson.
Following the fire, the lot was used as a playground until an addition was built to City Hall which was used for the Fire Department, then the Police Department.
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 through sixth grades when it burned (no kindergarten). It faced south between Throop & Dean streets. The fire was a total loss and many records were lost. Classes resumed the following week, with some children going to Central School and some attending in the vacant home of Perry Murphy, 207 W. Jackson.
Following the fire, the lot was used as a playground until an addition was built to City Hall which was used for the Fire Department, then the Police Department.
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1920
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Medlar Studios, Woodstock, “South Side School After Fire, 1919,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed February 6, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/276.
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