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Show .s 10-'"-. fa,. Ut.......... rf.c:t S. I Fo ... t (IIav .. ad Feb . 1193) CIIII Ie. 10024- 0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Nat;onal Reg;ster of H;stor;c Places Cont;nuat;on Sheet Section No. ~ Page-I- Crescent Ele.entary School. Sandy. Salt lake County. UT ~ate~ the turn of the century, the countyls school districts were consolidated and more money was spent on providing adequate facilities for educational institutions. The small neighborhood schools were dissolved and children were sent to the modern schools. As a result half of Crescent children were being sent to Sandy and the ol~er half to Draper. ~bOdl 1905 ~ roup of concerned citizens of Crescent met { a~ discussed their desire to have a large school building nearby for their children. Land was secured on the west side of State Street and south of 11000 South. A brick school (c ~ 905) was built with four large classrooms, a hallway and a storage room in the attic. In 1926 a heating plant was built at the back of the school. It had a boiler room on the lower level and restrooms on the main floor. Several Crescent children were still attending school in Draper until the late 1920s when it was decided that all Crescent children should attend the same school and plans were made for a new and larger structure. In 1930 the first Crescent School was razed and a new building built on the same site. The 1926 heating plant was retained and the new structure was placed next to it. The new school was much larger with "4 large classrooms, a Principal IS office, 2 book rooms, a large auditorium with a balcony and stage and below that a large lunch room and kitchen, 2 shower rooms and 2 1avatori es. 1118 The new building was dedicated in 1930 and was considered "comfortably full" when the children of East Crescent began to attend. 19 Because the school had a large auditorium, it became a community center serving civic, religious, and private groups. Events held at the school included dances, scout meetings, LOS ward socials, pla~ Halloween and Christmas parties, senior citizen dinners, and Lions Club meetings. In 1946 when the nearby Avalon Ball Room was built, some social events shifted to that facility. Also, as nearby LOS ward buildings were constructed with cultural halls, other functions shifted from the school.20 ~ " 'A History of Crescent'. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (n.p •• n.d.). 18-19. " DUP history. 19. rolntenslve Level Survey. Research conducted by Wayne L. Balle. 1990. See continuation sheet |
