Hobe Sound in Martin County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Apollo School
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2022
1. Apollo School Marker
Martin County Historic Register
Martin County Historical Preservation Board
March 9, 2015
[Second plaque]
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior as
Olympia School
Erected 2015 by Martin County Historical Preservation Board.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 27° 3.585′ N, 80° 7.877′ W. Marker is in Hobe Sound, Florida, in Martin County. Marker is at the intersection of SE Apollo Street and SE Ceres Street, on the right when traveling west on SE Apollo Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9141 SE Apollo St, Hobe Sound FL 33455, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Olympia School (here, next to this marker); Beach Hammock (approx. 3.1 miles away); Sand Pine Scrub (approx. 3.1 miles away); Hobe Mountain Tower (approx. 3.2 miles away); Camp Murphy Site (approx. 3.2 miles away); Jonathan Dickinson Shipwreck
this page online
Regarding Apollo School. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
… the building's two-room schoolhouse plan is illustrative of a local school building constructed to serve a small town population with a "modern" school design. The building is one of the early elementary schools in Martin County and the only surviving two-room schoolhouse in the county. It is further significant for its long service as the Hobe Sound Elementary School. In the area of Architecture the building is a good example of 1920s Mission style architecture applied to a small school building. Its design is ascribed to noted Florida architect Maurice Fatio.
Also see . . .
1. Olympia School. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (PDF) submitted for the school site. (National Park Service) (Submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Apollo School Foundation. Home page for the foundation, which spent
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2022
2. Secondary Marker
The school's original name originated from a planned real-estate development called Olympia, which later was sold and renamed Picture City. The project failed when the 1920s Florida land boom went bust. The building was later known as the Hobe Sound White School and the Apollo Street School before its current name.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2022
3. Apollo (Olympia) School Markers
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2022
4. Apollo School
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
