Duane Doty School

Duane Doty School
Location 10225 3rd Street
Detroit, Michigan
Coordinates 42°23′12″N 83°5′33″W / 42.38667°N 83.09250°W / 42.38667; -83.09250Coordinates: 42°23′12″N 83°5′33″W / 42.38667°N 83.09250°W / 42.38667; -83.09250
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architect Malcomson and Higginbotham
MPS Public Schools of Detroit MPS
NRHP Reference # 10000654[1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 2011

The Duane Doty School is a school building located at 10225 3rd Street in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

History

Duane Doty School, c. 1910

The Duane Doty School was named after a former Superintendent of Schools for Detroit.[2] It was designed by Malcomson and Higginbotham and built in 1908.[3] An addition was completed in 1921.[4]

It was later used as the Boykin Continuing Education Center.

After major renovations completed in 2012, the building was re-opened as The Henry Ford Academy: Elementary School.

References

  1. 1 2 "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/12/11 THROUGH 12/16/11". National Park Service. December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. Detroit Board of Education (1908), Proceedings of the Board of Education, Detroit, p. 303
  3. United States. Office of Education (1911), Bulletin, Issues 5-6, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, p. 183
  4. Frank E. Carter (1921), Michigan manufacturer & financial record 27, p. 18


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