Category: School
Henderson’s first high school was built in 1888 at 531 Washington St, and remained the city high school until Barret Manual Training High School opened in 1910. In…
A little piece of history I found interesting. Over 100 years ago in 1906, Audubon Public School was located in the 1300 block of Powell Street, almost exactly…
“Henderson Daily Gleaner,” June, 1925: At a meeting of the board of education on theevening of the second of July, 1906, a committeeappointed to look into the matter…
National Register of Historic Places listings in Henderson. The eight-digit number next to each listing is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System…
Located at 426 S Elm Street (NE corner of S Elm and Jefferson) was the first Jefferson School. Construction started in 1901.
The Douglass High School building was completed in 1932 and sat on the corner of Alvasia and Clay Streets. (300 S Alvasia) The building served as the high…
Visible in this aerial photo of the Audubon and East End is the Louisville & Nashville and Illinois Central railroad tracks, Home Oil & Gas bulk plant, Audubon…
Built and opened in 1931. Building burned 2019. “When Weaverton was built it consolidated seven one-room school houses and — at least for its first decade — also…