Question: What was a Community centre such as Tacoma School used for?

Context articles: Stadium High School
Science and Math Institute (Tacoma)
Churchill House, Hantsport
Tacoma School
Steele Community Centre
Ralph Thornton Community Centre
Birmingham Lesbian and Gay Community Centre
Future Community Park 459
Tacoma Public Schools
Community centre

Stadium High School is a public high school in Tacoma, Washington and a historic landmark.
 It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No. 10 and is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma.
 The original building burned to a shell in 1898 while it was still a partially constructed hotel designed by Hewitt & Hewitt that was being used for storage.
 It was reconstructed for use as a school beginning in 1906 according to designs by Frederick Heath, and a "bowl" stadium was added later in 1910.
Tacoma Science and Math Institute (also known as SAMi), is a public high school in the Tacoma Public Schools district.
 It is located in Metro Parks Tacoma in Tacoma, Washington.
 The school offers an integrated inquiry-based curriculum for students in grades 9-12 that combines the arts, science, math, and environmental and marine studies.
 It operates in partnership with local science organizations, including Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium and local universities.
 SAMI also operates in partnership with other local schools, including Tacoma School of the Arts (SOTA).
Churchill House is a historic house and community centre located in Hantsport, Nova Scotia.
 The house was built in 1860 by noted Hantsport shipbuilder Ezra Churchill as a gift for his son John Wiley Churchill.
 The well-preserved example of an Italianate house today serves as a museum and community centre owned by the non profit corporation Hamtsport Memorial Community Centre.
Tacoma School, also known as Tacoma School Community Center, is a historic school building located at Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia.
 It was built in 1922, and rebuilt after a fire in 1937.
 It is a one-story, nine bay rectangular brick building with four classrooms.
 It has a projecting centered gable bay and a hipped roof.
 The school was based on plans adopted by the North Carolina state school system in 1911.
 It ceased use as a school in 1973, and has been adapted for use as a community center.
The Steele Community Centre, previously named the Gander Community Centre, is a multi-purpose facility located on Airport Boulevard in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.
 The community centre, owned and operated by the Town of Gander, is used to host trade shows, conferences, sporting events and special events.
 It is home to the Gander Flyers of the Central West Senior Hockey League.
The Ralph Thornton Community Centre is a community centre that forms the centre of the Leslieville/South Riverdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada.
 The neoclassical heritage structure was originally built by the federal government to house Postal Station G. Designed by one of Toronto's most noted architects E.J. Lennox, it opened in 1913.
 In 1979 it was leased to the city and converted into a community centre.
 The building today is home to the Queen/Saulter branch of the Toronto Public Library, a day care, and has offices for some 30 community organizations.
 It is named after Ralph Thornton, a taxi driver and prominent community activist in the Riverdale area.
The Birmingham Lesbian and Gay Community Centre was a LGBT community centre in Birmingham, England.
 Opened in December 1976 as the Birmingham Gay Community Centre, it was the first LGBT community centre to be established in the United Kingdom, and paved the way for the establishment of similar institutions in London and Manchester in the 1980s.
Future Community Park 459 is a $51 million (CAD) approved park including "series of domes, artificial turfs, trails, and a community centre, set to begin construction in Mid-Late 2017, and be completed in 2019.
 The park is located in Churchill Meadows, Mississauga, Ontario.
 Park 459" will eventually be named as a community centre, but as of January 2017, it currently does not have a name and is relatively referred to as North West Community Centre or Park 459.
 Park 459 is located at 5320 Ninth Line.
 The site is by relatively flat lands, and contains a protected wooded wetland.
 It is located between Highway 407 and a sixteen-mile creek to the west, and to the East, is the main part of the Churchill Meadows community .
 The future facility is meant to be done in different phases over the years.
Tacoma School District No. 10, commonly called Tacoma Public Schools, is the main school district for Tacoma, Washington, USA.
 Composed of 35 elementary schools, nine middle schools, and nine high schools, it is the third largest school district in Washington State.
 Tacoma Public Schools serve more than 30,000 students PK-12 and over 5,000 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the greater Tacoma area.
Community centres or community centers are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes.
 They may sometimes be open for the whole community or for a specialized group within the greater community.
 Examples of community centres for specific groups include: Christian community centres, Islamic community centres, Jewish community centres, youth clubs etc.