Springfield Then & Now: McGuffey school named after school book publisher

In 1937, the school was renamed McGuffey after the educator and school book publisher William Holmes McGuffey . PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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In 1937, the school was renamed McGuffey after the educator and school book publisher William Holmes McGuffey . PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Updated June 9, 2018
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In 1833 the county commissioners passed a resolution to build an infirmary for the county’s poor and infirm and in 1835 construction began on a 12-room building that was completed for $2,500 and opened on May 30, 1836.

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Eighty years later, the building was remodeled for $73,697.04 and reopened as Northern Heights School.

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In 1937, the school was renamed McGuffey after the educator and school book publisher William Holmes McGuffey because the name was too close to the existing Northern School.

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The building was demolished in June 1983. The site has been an empty field along McCreight Avenue since the mid 80's.

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