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Construction of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School, Grandville Ave.

Construction of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School, Grandville Ave.

GRHC - 2008

The initial stages of construction for the new school at the corner of Grandville and Hall SW show vertical steel columns, horizontal floor support beams, cement block walls for the first level, and the large crane towering over the site. The view looks northwest across Grandville Ave. toward Hall Elementary School at the left of the photo. Construction workers, at the corner where a small trailer holds a large roll of wire, are rerouting power and utilities.

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TitleConstruction of Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School, Grandville Ave.
CreatorGRHC
Date2008
Current Address703 Shamrock SW
Pre 1912 AddressHall St. and Grandville Ave., SW corner
ArchitectKingscott Associates, Kalamazoo, MI
ContractorTriangle Construction Co.
Date Constructed2008-09
Original OwnerGrand Rapids Public Schools
Original UsePublic school
NeighborhoodRoosevelt Park
Notes

Title by Cataloger. Photo taken 7/21/2008
This building replaces the former Hall Elementary School, built in 1955-56, at the same location and is the third building on the site. The new building occupies the same position on the property as the original building, built in 1892.

CollectionGRHC
Locationlocation on map


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