Difference between revisions of "Arkansas School for the Blind"
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[[Image:Asylum-blind.JPG|thumb|Asylum for the Blind, 1871. Drawn & published by A. Ruger. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.]] | [[Image:Asylum-blind.JPG|thumb|Asylum for the Blind, 1871. Drawn & published by A. Ruger. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.]] | ||
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| − | The '''Arkansas School for the Blind''' is an educational institution for the visually impaired in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school was founded in 1858 by Reverend Haucke as the Institute for the Education of the Blind in Arkadelphia. The school was moved to Little Rock in 1868 and placed at [[Rosewood]], a former 1840s country estate owned by Arkansas Territorial Governor [[William S. Fulton]]. The architect of | + | The '''Arkansas School for the Blind''' is an educational institution for the visually impaired in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school was founded in 1858 by Reverend Haucke as the Institute for the Education of the Blind in Arkadelphia. The school was moved to Little Rock in 1868 and placed at [[Rosewood]], a former 1840s country estate owned by Arkansas Territorial Governor [[William S. Fulton]]. The school became known as the Arkansas School for the Blind in 1877. The architect of a new school building in 1886 was [[Benjamin J. Bartlett]] and the general contractor was [[C. W. Clark]]. |
The school was moved to a new location on West Markham Street near the [[Arkansas School for the Deaf]] in 1939. The first building on the grounds was the [[Helen Keller Memorial Building]]. The new and long-serving principal of the school, [[James Max Woolly]] arrived that same year. | The school was moved to a new location on West Markham Street near the [[Arkansas School for the Deaf]] in 1939. The first building on the grounds was the [[Helen Keller Memorial Building]]. The new and long-serving principal of the school, [[James Max Woolly]] arrived that same year. | ||
Revision as of 01:24, 20 February 2009
The Arkansas School for the Blind is an educational institution for the visually impaired in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school was founded in 1858 by Reverend Haucke as the Institute for the Education of the Blind in Arkadelphia. The school was moved to Little Rock in 1868 and placed at Rosewood, a former 1840s country estate owned by Arkansas Territorial Governor William S. Fulton. The school became known as the Arkansas School for the Blind in 1877. The architect of a new school building in 1886 was Benjamin J. Bartlett and the general contractor was C. W. Clark.
The school was moved to a new location on West Markham Street near the Arkansas School for the Deaf in 1939. The first building on the grounds was the Helen Keller Memorial Building. The new and long-serving principal of the school, James Max Woolly arrived that same year.
