Lake School

Lake School was a public elementary school in the Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The school was one of Omaha's "black schools", and served grade one through grade eight.[1] It closed in the 1970s.

This article is about the American elementary school. For the 19th century English poets in the Lake District, see Lake Poets.
Lake School
Address
2410 North 19th Street

Omaha
,
Nebraska
68111

United States
Coordinates41°16′51″N 95°56′27″W
Information
TypePublic, elementary school
Established1888 (1888)
Closed1978 (1978)
School districtOmaha Public Schools
Grades1-8

History

Built in 1888, Lake evolved from an earlier frame schoolhouse opened in 1879, making it one of the oldest schools in the Omaha School District. The school's first principal was Emma Whitmore, who locked the names of the first graduates in a metal box, and had them buried beneath a new tree at the school. The key was then attached by ribbon to a pigeon released to an unknown destination.[2]

Building

Lake School was a brick two-story building with a peaked roofline and decorative elements at the peaks. There was a bell tower protruding from the top of one part of the east side of the building.[3]

See also

References
  1. (n.d.) Excerpts from Interviews - Evelyn Montgomery Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Crestridge School of International/Global Studies, Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/11/07.
  2. Omaha Public Library Omaha History Clipping File - Elementary Schools, Public - Lake School.
  3. "Lake School". Nebraska Memories. State of Nebraska. Retrieved 3/27/15.


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