This Was Doylestown
This Was Doylestown, 1973
A special edition looking back at the fire that destroyed the former Doylestown Public School, 40 years ago this week.
Introduction - The Doylestown Public School was built for $28,000 in 1889-90 at Broad and Court streets, the site of the former private Union Academy, Doylestown's first school. The three-story stone school, designed in the style of a chateau, could accommodate approximately 500 pupils in the primary and secondary grades. As student enrollment grew, a three-story brick annex was built in 1912 behind the main school, which faced Broad Street down from the corner of Court Street. Another brick addition was constructed in 1925. While the stone building often is identified as Doylestown High School, the junior and senior high school grades actually were housed in the annexes. Run by the borough school board, Doylestown High School accepted …
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Claire Williams
9:22 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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