Bonita Springs in Lee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bonita Springs Elementary School

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 2, 2018

1. Bonita Springs Elementary School Marker

Inscription. This school contains two historic building and is a rare example of a historical school that continues to serve its original function. The rural village of Bonita Springs, originally called Survey, grew during the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s and this brick structure replaced the previous one-room schoolhouses. The original three-room school was built in 1921 and the first principal was Miss Alma McDonald. A local contractor utilized local oak and cypress lumber to complete the masonry vernacular structure. The school expanded in 1927 by adding a two-story building with auditorium. The addition features the Mediterranean Revival architectural style common from 1915-1930, and is a combination of Spanish, Italian, Moorish and Byzantine influences. In the early 1940s the two buildings were united and a cafeteria was an integral part of the community for generations. The school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the first property in Bonita Springs to be so listed.

Erected 2008 by The City of Bonita Springs and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-648.)

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 26° 20.097′ N, 81° 46.502′ W. Marker is in Bonita Springs, Florida, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Dean Street and Home Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Dean Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10701 Dean Street, Bonita Springs FL 34135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morris & Rose Nortman Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris (approx. 4.8 miles away); Koreshan Unity Settlement

Bonita Springs Elementary School Marker and 1927 addition image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 2, 2018

2. Bonita Springs Elementary School Marker and 1927 addition

(approx. 7.2 miles away); "In the Name of Humanity"--Koresh (approx. 7.2 miles away); Rosemary Cemetery (approx. 8.7 miles away); Landmark Cypress № 3 — "Leopold" (approx. 10.3 miles away); Landmark Cypress № 7 — "Rhett Green" (approx. 10.4 miles away); Landmark Cypress № 6 — "Guy Bradley" (approx. 10.4 miles away).

Bonita Springs Elementary School Marker and original 1921 school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 2, 2018

3. Bonita Springs Elementary School Marker and original 1921 school

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,147 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.