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Frances S. Stevens School

 
 
Frances S. Stevens School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, March 29, 2015
1. Frances S. Stevens School Marker
Inscription. Prescott T. Stevens, developer of the El Mirador Hotel, donated this site and the funds to build the Frances S. Stevens School, in memory of his wife and her interest in education. The first two rooms were completed in 1927. Katherine Finchy, who arrived in Palm Springs in 1922, became this school's first administrator. Palm Springs' first bond issue provided additional classrooms, a library, indoor plumbing, a cafeteria, an apartment for the principal, and a large auditorium which served as the city's first theater. The City of Palm Springs later purchased the facility as a cultural arts center; then Vice President Gerald Ford dedicated the center, known as Everybody's Village, in 1974.
 
Erected by the McCallum Desert Foundation. (Marker Number HSPB-7.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducation. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #38 Gerald R. Ford, Jr. series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
 
Location. 33° 49.863′ N, 116° 32.791′ W. Marker is in Palm Springs, California, in Riverside County. Marker is on North Palm Canyon Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 538 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs CA 92262, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Palm Canyon Blvd Street Marker (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Smith / Dr. Peppers Office (about 500 feet away); Owen Coffman Post #519 Palm Springs American Legion (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Telephone Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cork'n Bottle Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Jewish War Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The O'Donnell Golf Course (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of First Community Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palm Springs.
 
Frances S. Stevens School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, March 29, 2015
2. Frances S. Stevens School Marker
Frances S. Stevens School image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, March 29, 2015
3. Frances S. Stevens School
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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