Schools - Michigan - Trombley School. 820 Beaconsfield, Grosse Pointe Park. Exterior Views. - Note: Negative reads: . “ Trombley School- Essex@beaconsfild, Feb 7th, ‘27”.

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Description:: View of Trombly Elementary School on Beaconsfield in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan designed by the Detroit architectural firm of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls (now the SmithGroup). "The original Robert Trombly School was built in 1903 at the Corner of Jefferson and Beaconsfield. A Sunoco gas station is located on the property now. In 1925, the first PTA was formed and Mrs. Ethel Cowe was made acting principal. In 1925, the School Board purchased the current sight of Trombly School, 5.24 acres, at a cost of $180,806.17. The first phase of the building to the auditorium was completed in 1927, and the second wing was built in 1930 and gives us the school as we know it today. The cost for the building and equipment was $423,301.16 and was considered an architectural masterpiece," from Trombly Elementary School's website.
Notes:: Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
Date Issued:: 1927-02-07T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:: Virtual Motor City
Place:: Michigan and Grosse Pointe Park
Subject Topic:: Elementary school buildings and SmithGroup (Firm)
Format:: photographs
Rights:: Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc75376