Roosevelt School (Lake Wales, Florida)

Roosevelt School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lake Wales, Florida
Coordinates	27°54′39″N 81°35′44″W / 27.91083°N 81.59556°WCoordinates: 27°54′39″N 81°35′44″W / 27.91083°N 81.59556°W
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Wilbur B. Talley, Howard B. Trauger
NRHP Reference #	01000306[1]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 2001

The Roosevelt School (also known as the Roosevelt Academy) is a historic school in Lake Wales, Florida. It is located at 115 E Street. On March 29, 2001, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Originally this school served the African-American Community or the Northwest community in Lake Wales. Currently it is an ESE vocational school specifically designed to teach and train students in grades 6-12 with learning disabilities to adapt and excel in society

Roosevelt School - This school was completed in 1937 and named for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Classes were held for grades 1 - 9. In 1939, it became a full fledged senior high school. In May of 1940 the first commencement exercises were held with 13 students being granted diplomas. In 1950, the addition of Unit G was made; in 1955, Units A, B, D, E, were added and the gymnasium was constructed in 1957. Enrollment during the 1960s reached over 1,300. Roosevelt served African-American students from Frostproof as well as Lake Wales.^[2]

Roosevelt Academy - In the early 1980s Roosevelt was converted to a vocational school and is part of the Polk County School System. http://schools.polk-fl.net/rooseveltacademy/

References and external links

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. From the Crown Jewel of the Highlands Lake Wales, Florida written by Janyce Barnwell Ahl in 1983.

• Official website
• Polk County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Roosevelt Academy at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs