Annie Lathrup Elementary School
Annie Lathrup Elementary School is a defunct primary school which served the population of Lathrup Village, Michigan.[1] The school was built in 1926 and opened in 1927 on Southfield Road, opposite the Town Hall Sales Office, in an effort to give Lathrup Village a focal point.[2] The building originally had four classrooms, a kindergarten, and a gymnasium.[3] Additional classrooms were built in the 1950s.[4] It was incorporated into the Southfield Public School system, and eventually closed in the late 1970s.
The school building is Lathrup Village's only historical landmark.[5] According to the city's Economic Development Strategy, "With the demolition of the Town hall in the 1990's, the school remains the only historic structure on Southfield Road." The Lathrup Village Redevelopment Report relates that "The Annie Lathrup School was included in the Lathrup Village Local Historic District when it was established in 1999" and "is listed on the National Register of Historic Places."[6] All existing efforts to redevelop the city center of Lathrup Village must contend with the difficult question of how to treat this building, and as such none of the many redevelopment plans have been accepted.
The school was named for Annie Lathrup (1861-1954), mother of developer Louise Lathrup Kelley. The school mascot was a beaver, and the sports teams were known as the Lathrup Beavers.[7] Muriel Stacey established the library at the school.[8]
The school housed the Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church form 1947-1949.[9]
After the school was closed, the building was purchased by Yeshivat Akiva, which was based there until 1999. In the late 1990s the building was sold to a real estate developer, who hoped to use the land for a shopping center. The residents of Lathrup Village protested against this plan and instead another academic organization, the Academy of America, rented the building and opened a branch called The Academy of Lathrup Village.[10] It is currently vacant.
Notable alumni[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Arthur A. Hagman, Oakland County Book of History, p.207
- ↑ This is the date carved on the building entrance
- ↑ Southfield Sun, 4 Dec 2013
- ↑ Michigan Roads and Construction vol. L, p22
- ↑ https://www.miplace.org/link/8eb20a9fc8df45e484f7e3370ccc8544.aspx
- ↑ Lathrup Village Redevelopment Report, 2013
- ↑ Gordie: The Legend of Mr. Hockey
- ↑ Detroit News, 24 Jun 2012
- ↑ https://lathrupvillagehistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/2017/10/23/step-back-in-time-at-community-church/
- ↑ Marsha Low, "Historic Building Saved, But Few Pleased As Charter School A Reluctant Compromise" in Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr 1995, B5
- ↑ Gordie: The Legend of Mr. Hockey
- ↑ Gordie: The Legend of Mr. Hockey
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