Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education

School of Organic Education
Location Bounded by Fairhope and Morphy Aves. and Bancroft and School Sts., Fairhope, Alabama
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1904
MPS Fairhope MRA
NRHP reference # 88001010[1]
Added to NRHP July 1, 1988

The Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education was a school founded by Marietta Johnson.

The School of Organic Education facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

The listing included three contributing buildings: the Bell Building built and expanded in 1904 and 1910; Dahlgren Hall, built in 1912; and the Art Barn, built in 1924.[2]

The school was profiled by educator John Dewey in his 1913 book Schools of Tomorrow.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: School of Organic Education". National Park Service. Retrieved January 10, 2018. With six photos from 1987.
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