Capitol Heights in Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Capitol Heights Elementary School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 21, 2015

1. Capitol Heights Elementary School Marker

Inscription. While Capitol Heights was a new town, city leaders, including founder and first mayor J. S. Pinckard, donated land for an elementary school. The community partnered with the Montgomery County Board of Education to build the Capitol Heights Elementary School. The "progressive" brick building, designed by architect C. Frank Galliher, opened in the fall of 1917 and featured a courtyard and open air corridors. The school attracted national attention as the first unit of consolidation of the Montgomery County School System, operated the first school bus in that system, and was the first school completely examined by the first county-wide health unit in Alabama. For a few years the school was both an elementary and a junior high school, but returned to being an elementary school in 1929. The building was also used for performances and community meetings. Capitol Heights Elementary School burned to the ground on August 18, 1976. When the state could not rebuild because of acreage, the community requested the school board acquire more property; when their request was denied, residents sought to designate the area as a park. However,

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the city sold the land in 1978 to a real estate developer.

Erected by the Capitol Heights Civic Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 32° 22.978′ N, 86° 16.774′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is in Capitol Heights. It is at the intersection of Winona Avenue and North Florida Street, on the right when traveling west on Winona Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2011 Winona Avenue, Montgomery AL 36107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 walking

View of marker area. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 21, 2015

2. View of marker area.

distance of this marker: Capitol Heights (approx. 0.2 miles away); King Hill Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Claudette Colvin Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Royal Air Force Burial Ground (approx. 0.7 miles away); Burial Site of Royal Air Force Trainee Pilots (approx. 0.7 miles away); Militaires Francais Decedes Aux Etats-Unis Au Cours de la Guerre 1939-1945 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc. (approx. 0.8 miles away); Governor William Calvin Oates / Colonel W. C. Oates, CSA at Gettysburg (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

View of marker looking west on Winona Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 21, 2015

3. View of marker looking west on Winona Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,087 times since then and 197 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.