Westwood Elementary
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Westwood Elementary, formerly Westwood School is a historic school building in the Westwood
neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio
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's Garber & Woodward architectural firm. The building's 100th birthday was celebrated in the spring of 2009. The original floor plans were published in Modern School Houses, Part Two by The American Architect in 1915.
It was remodeled several times and a major renovation is underway.
The building us in a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and controversy over additions and their impact on community views emerged in 2007 and 2009 over the renovation plans. The design and location of a gymnasium and whether the renovation itself was cost effective or whether it would be better to demolish the school and build a new one have been debated. Access concerns for persons with mobility limitations were also addressed.
Westwood, Ohio
Westwood is an urban-suburban neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.Westwood is Cincinnati's largest neighborhood, and the population of 35,730 makes it the most populous within Hamilton County . It is located north of Price Hill, west of Fairmount, and southwest of Mount Airy.- Prehistory :Traces of...
neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
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History
The school building was constructed in 1909 replaced an earlier school building built in 1870 on the same grounds. The 1909 school was designed by prominent Cincinnati architect Frederick W. GarberFrederick W. Garber
Frederick W. Garber was an American architect in Cincinnati, Ohio and the principal architect in the Garber & Woodward firm with Clifford B. Woodward...
's Garber & Woodward architectural firm. The building's 100th birthday was celebrated in the spring of 2009. The original floor plans were published in Modern School Houses, Part Two by The American Architect in 1915.
It was remodeled several times and a major renovation is underway.
The building us in a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and controversy over additions and their impact on community views emerged in 2007 and 2009 over the renovation plans. The design and location of a gymnasium and whether the renovation itself was cost effective or whether it would be better to demolish the school and build a new one have been debated. Access concerns for persons with mobility limitations were also addressed.