Facility and student body of Crescent City Gilbert Institute, 1912

Name/Title

Facility and student body of Crescent City Gilbert Institute, 1912

Entry/Object ID

2026.2.9

Description

Coe D. Smith donated land for Edwin Gilbert to build an auditorium provided it was large enough to include a school. The school was completed in May of 1905, became accredited in 1908, and burned in July 1918, destroying the school and its new addition.

Context

Note on reverse mentions Cardelle Williams

Collection

Schools in Putnam County

Acquisition

Accession

2026.2

Source or Donor

Register, Cherie

Acquisition Method

Loan