Arizona republican., 1922-01-01
Remarkable Building Progress OF
Phoenix In Past Two Years Places
CITY In Front Rank In Southwest

mother but feels relieved to know
that her children will return safe
at the end of their school day and
not a blackened and charred replica
of the former self, as has occurred In
times past in other places?
keniIworth and Monroe
The Kenilworth and Monroe school,
landmarks in their districts, are of
modified classic style, the former
with the early Greek Ionic stone por-
tico, walls constructed OF pressed
brick and stone trim, pleasing
building, well placed on the prop
erty, but needing. as most of the
Phoenix schools do, more attention
to landscaping in the form of plant
ing upon the front and sides. also
along the Fairgrounds. planting Of
possibly poplar trees interspersed
with eucalyptus trees which would
help the looks of the building as
well as form a welcome shade. The
Monroe school, also constructed OF
pressed brick walls, has a Corinthian
portico in stone. These buildings are
OF good construction, well suited to
their purpose and valuable additions
to our civic architecture.
Notable amongst late additions to
the grade school system have been
the three recently completed Emer-
son, Longfellow and Jackson schools,
located in different sections of the
city.
These buildings are modelled after
the later forms of grade school
buildings now used where the land
is available, namely, the one story
type, with provisions incorporated
in the construction for future addi-
tions as the need is felt for class
rooms, auditoriums and fundamental
vocational rooms.
Every room opens directly to the
corridor and in the case of the jack
son school there is an emergency
door leading directly from each class
room. These doors are all fitted with
the most modern panic and safety
devices, eliminating as much as pos
sible any chance of the students be-
ing penned in against the door and
trapped by fire.
Emerson School
The Emerson school, built on
North Seventh street, is a pleasing
building, using the recently intro
duced cement brick for the exterior
and with a tile roof in variegated
tones of red. The building with the
proper planting will be most pleas
ing The interior walls and wood
work are finished in soft tones Of a
putty colored paint. The building
Incorporates all modern appliances
in the way of sanitary plumbing and
heating systems. Under the building
se, 30 nf
for the students use during rainy
weather.
LongfelIow School
Some two miles south and few
blocks east from the Emerson school
! is the Longfellow school, seen from
East Van Buren street as one goes
| toward Tempe. This building is con-
| structed of cement face brick. with
| a tile roof and makes a spot Of color
in this district which was badlv need
ed. The placing of the. building ir
| this locality has improved the tone
| of this district considerably. Ar
artistic feature of this building i:
the interesting brick patterns worked
out in the walls.
jackson School
The Jackson school is located OF
Twentieth and Jackson streets, II
the southwest portion of the city
This building would warrant visi
as it incorporates the use or one o.
our recently revived industries, th'
quarrying and cutting of Arizona
native Tufa stone. The architect
have used this stone in the form O
a small but charming eolonade, form
ing the central portion OF the court
This building varies somewhat from
the former two buildings in that 1t i
designed on the basis of the single
width class room with outside light
ed corridors. The building contem
plates finished e" shape plan will
the top and bottom parts of the "E
extended. one approaches the build
ing from Twentieth street, which i
laid ont with class room wings ex