Deerfield Beach Elementary School, public, elementary school in Deerfield Beach, Florida
Deerfield Beach Elementary School is a school building in Florida built in Southern Mediterranean style with brick walls, tile roofs, and tall classroom ceilings. Designed by Thomas D. McLaughlin and Associates between 1926 and 1927, the building features wide hallways and classrooms with high ceilings that have largely preserved their original appearance.
The building opened in 1927 after the city purchased the land in 1925 for over 21,000 dollars, replacing a smaller wooden schoolhouse that had become too cramped for the growing population. It ranks among the oldest still-operating school buildings in Broward County and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The school bears the name of its location and has served as a gathering place for the community across generations. It represents the importance of education in local life and remains a symbol of how the town valued learning from its earliest days.
The school campus is located on Northeast 1st Street in central Deerfield Beach, within walking distance of City Hall and the Old School Museum. Visitors can view the building from outside and admire the original architecture, keeping in mind that the school remains a functioning educational facility.
The school building was constructed by the Alfred W. Kimmel Company from nearby Pompano and cost about 53,000 dollars, representing a major investment for the small community at that time. This investment in a modern school facility signaled that Deerfield Beach was rapidly establishing itself as a town.
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