Oakland Park Elementary School

	Oakland Park Elementary School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Home of the Eagles
Location	Oakland Park, Florida
Coordinates	26°10′05″N 80°08′06″W / 26.1681°N 80.1351°WCoordinates: 26°10′05″N 80°08′06″W / 26.1681°N 80.1351°W
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference #	88000714[1]
Added to NRHP	June 9, 1988

The Oakland Park Elementary School is a historic school in Oakland Park, Florida, United States. The school, part of Broward County Public Schools, is located at 936 Northeast 33rd Street. On June 9, 1988, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[1] As of 2016 the principle of the school is Michelle Garcia.^[2] The mascot of the school is an eagle. Grades are Pre-K, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. There are ESOL students in this school. Mostly Spanish, Creole, and English languages are used in this school.

The school was built in 1926, and expanded in 1949 with the addition of three rooms.^[3] It is the oldest Broward County school in continuous use.^[3] In 1951 the school had 275 students.^[3]

Layout

The main classroom building, built in 1926 is U-shaped and has arcaded walkways and an open courtyard.^[4] The rectangular two story auditorium was built in 1927.^[4]

References

1 2 National Park Service (9 July 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Yutzy, Eric (9 March 2016). "Croissant Park Elementary principle dies after motorcycle crash". Local10.com. Miami: WPLG. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
1 2 3 Sallee, Anne (2009). Oakland Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 9781439637876. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
1 2 Turpin, Midge; Welcher, Vicki L. (6 May 1988). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oakland Park Elementary School. National Park Service: US Dept of the Interior. 88000714. with 32 photographs.

External links

Official website

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[nris-1] 1 2 National Park Service (9 July 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

[2] Yutzy, Eric (9 March 2016). "Croissant Park Elementary principle dies after motorcycle crash". Local10.com. Miami: WPLG. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[Sallee2009-3] 1 2 3 Sallee, Anne (2009). Oakland Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 9781439637876. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[nrhpd-4] 1 2 Turpin, Midge; Welcher, Vicki L. (6 May 1988). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oakland Park Elementary School. National Park Service: US Dept of the Interior. 88000714. with 32 photographs.