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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[First plaque]
1924
Martin County Historic Register

Martin County Historical Preservation Board
March 9, 2015
[Second plaque]
This property
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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp Murphy Site (approx. 3.2 miles away); Jonathan Dickinson Shipwreck (approx. 4.3 miles away); Trapper Nelson Interpretive Site

Secondary Marker image. Click for full size.

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.

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); Tennessee Volunteers and Militia Camp (approx. 7.4 miles away); L.M. Davis Elementary School (approx. 7.9 miles away); "Dive Into History" (approx. 8.1 miles away); Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church & Cemetery (approx. 8.2 miles away); World War II U.S. Naval Housing Building (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hobe Sound.

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

Apollo (Olympia) School Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2022

3. Apollo (Olympia) School Markers

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 13 years restoring the building. Site includes a video on the restoration project. (Submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Apollo School image. Click for full size.

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 81 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.