FACILITIES RE-PURPOSING ADVOCACY

OTHER FORMER SCHOOL REUSE CASES

• Wooster Highway School; Wilmot School (now churches/private schools) Open images above in new windows for full size views
• NBC News School Pride Project Courtesy NBC http://www.nbc.com
• North Canton Heritage Society (North Canton City Schools' former high/junior high school Charlotte Building)
• Tuscarawas Valley (OH) Local School District - New Cumberland Elementary
  • "Community center has something for everyone" Courtesy Bargain Hunter http://www.tuscbargainhunter.com
  • "Community center blossoms as attraction" Courtesy Dover-New Philadelphia Times-Reporter http://www.timesreporter.com
• "Perry History Club to restore century-old Genoa School" Courtesy Canton Repository http://www.cantonrep.com
• "Plans in motion to commemorate village's bicentennial" (Freeport Elementary available for a community government center) Courtesy Dover-New Philadelphia Times-Reporter http://www.timesreporter.com
• Kruger St. Toy & Train Museum, Wheeling, WV
• Coshocton City Hall, Coshocton, OH
• "New purpose in works for old Melscheimer schoolhouse" Courtesy Canton Repository http://www.cantonrep.com
• "The Burton Theatre: Projecting Corridor's future" (Former Detroit school reuse as a film theater) Courtesy Detroit Metro Times http://www.metrotimes.com
  
• "Pastor Places $100 Bid on Local School" Courtesy WJW-TV http://www.fox8.com
• "Building opportunity - Seeking to expand options, tattoo studio owner buys former Tuscarawas Avenue Elementary" Courtesy Dover-New Philadelphia Times-Reporter http://www.timesreporter.com

Other Information

• Ohio Sschool Facilities Commission brochure on reusing unused schools
• National Trust for Historic Preservation Historic Neighborhood Schools Success Stories
  
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Why Historic Schools are Important
  
• History Lessons: Older and historic schools are increasingly being recognized for their value. Royce A. Yeater, AIA
• "Surplus School Space: Options & Opportunities" A report from the Educational Facilities Laboratory, 7-1976