WCHS-00533 East Elementary School Sign

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

St. George, Utah

LOCATION

453 South 600 East
St. George, UT 84770
(435)673-6191

Between 600 East and 700 East and between 400 South and 500 South.


HISTORY

Until June 1955, all elementary grade students in St. George attended the St. George Elementary School (aka "Old Elementary"). The kindergarten classes were held in the Cannon home on the corner of 200 West and Tabernacle, where the district offices are now located. But it became obvious the school needed to be split into two schools.

The new East Elementary School was designed by architect, L. Robert Gardner of Gardner Partnership Architects (Project Number 56-002), in 1956.

The split was made in 1955. Dividing the staff to create the new schools was a challenge. No one wanted to separate. But all were excited about having a new building. East Elementary School opened in the fall of 1955.

East Elementary School is still in operation. But there are plans to build a new East Elementary School on the site of the old Elks Ball Field. To that end, the Washington County School District signed a contract in May of 2015 to purchase the 5.2 acre ball field for just under $400,000. The old East Elementary School building and site will be sold to Dixie State University for its expansion.


PHOTOS

Front (west side) of East Elementary School
WCHS-00526     Front (west side) of East Elementary School

Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-00527     Photo of the front of East Elementary School
WCHS-00528     Photo of the front and south sides of East Elementary School
WCHS-00529     Photo of the south side of East Elementary School
WCHS-00530     Photo of the southeast corner of East Elementary School
WCHS-00531     Photo of the swings and basketball courts in the southeast corner of East Elementary School
WCHS-00532     Photo of swings and sign on the east sideof East Elementary School
WCHS-00533     Photo of the East Elementary school sign on 700 East
WCHS-00534     Photo of the northeast corner of East Elementary School
WCHS-00535     Photo of the north playground at East Elementary School
WCHS-00536     Photo of the north entrance at East Elementary School
WCHS-00537     Photo of the north side of East Elementary School
WCHS-00538     Photo of the north playground at East Elementary School
WCHS-00539     Photo of the back of the garage at East Elementary School
WCHS-00540     Photo of the front of the garage at East Elementary School
WCHS-01462     Photo of the front door of the East Elementary School


REFERENCES

Back to School at East Elementary
by Lyman Hafen
St. George Magazine,   March 2014,   pp. 32-33

Let the bell ring: Game chimes in East Elementary memories
by Lyman Hafen
St. George Magazine,   July 2014,   pp. 34-35

DSU to turn East Elementary into entrepreneurial center
by Kevin Jenkins
The Spectrum,   January 12, 2017

Architectural Drawings
by Robert Gardner, A.I.A.
from Ray Gardner, A.I.A. of the Gardner Partnership Architects (GPA)
Side views   (elevations)
Top view   (plan)