Public School Buildings in Michigan
An Honor and an Ornament: Public School Buildings in Michigan State Historic Preservation Offi ce Michigan Historical Center Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries September 2003 1 An Honor and an Ornament: Public School Buildings in Michigan Credits Client: State Historic Preservation Offi ce, Michigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries, Lansing, Michigan www.michiganhistory.org Consultant: ICON architecture, inc., Boston, Massachusetts Jonathan Lane, AIA, AICP, Principal-in Charge Rita Walsh, Senior Preservation Planner Beatrice Bernier, Associate and Interpretive Planner Richard Perkins, Graphic Designer Ahmed Kaddoum, Graphics Assistance Roy Strickland New American School Design Project, Taubman College of Art and Architecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Printing by Inland Press, Detroit Special appreciation to Douglas LaFerle of French Associates, Kathryn Eckert, William Kane of the Kane Group, Inc., Robert Janson, and Suzanne Daniel of the Michigan One-Room School- “A new [school] house is to be built the ensuing house Association. Many thanks to the numerous school district summer…that will be an honor and an orna- administrators and other individuals who shared information about ment to the town.” their buildings. John H. Palmer, Barry County Superintendent, in the 1870 The activity that is the subject of this project has been fi nanced Annual Report of the Michigan Superintendent of Public completely with Federal funds from the National Park Service, Instruction U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Michigan Depart- ment of History, Arts and Libraries. However, the contents and opinions herein do not necessarily refl ect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior or the Department of History, Arts and Libraries, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products herein constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior or the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries.
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