Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Little Red Schoolhouse
First Schoolhouse in Southeast Florida
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016
1. Little Red Schoolhouse Marker
Inscription.
Little Red Schoolhouse. First Schoolhouse in Southeast Florida. Founded in 1886 as a community project, the Little Red Schoolhouse was the first one-room school built in southeast Florida. With $200 of limber from the Dade County School Board, the men of the community, led by George W. Lainhart, volunteered their labor to construct the 22-by-40-foot building. The schools original location was one mile north of the Flagler Memorial Bridge on Lake Trail on land donated by the David Brown and John C. Hoagland families. The Ladies Aid Society raised additional money for the schools furnishings. Sixteen-year-old Hattie Gale taught the first class of eight students ranging in age from six to seventeen. Pupils arrived by boat, bicycle, or on foot. The school served families around Lake Worth until 190I. It was then turned into a gardeners shed on the John S. Phipps property. In 1960 the structure was moved to Phipps Ocean Park and renovated by the Gardeners Society of Palm Beach.
Founded in 1886 as a community project, the Little Red Schoolhouse was the first one-room school built in southeast Florida. With $200 of limber from the Dade County School Board, the men of the community, led by George W. Lainhart, volunteered their labor to construct the 22-by-40-foot building. The schools original location was one mile north of the Flagler Memorial Bridge on Lake Trail on land donated by the David Brown and John C. Hoagland families. The Ladies Aid Society raised additional money for the schools furnishings. Sixteen-year-old Hattie Gale taught the first class of eight students ranging in age from six to seventeen. Pupils arrived by boat, bicycle, or on foot. The school served families around Lake Worth until 190I. It was then turned into a gardeners shed on the John S. Phipps property. In 1960 the structure was moved to Phipps Ocean Park and renovated by the Gardeners Society of Palm Beach.
Erected 2010 by The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-694.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 26° 38.41′ N,
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80° 2.342′ W. Marker is in Palm Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is on South Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A) 0.1 miles north of Ibis Way, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in Phipps Ocean Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2185 South Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach FL 33480, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Florida, on the Gold Coast, on the Treasure Coast, and in Greater Miami. It is also in the American South. 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. First Town Hall (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 3, 2016
3. Little Red Schoolhouse
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 857 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
