Salem schools of the past

The following are dates of dedication for Salem's schools of the past:

• Oliver School, Broad St. --- 1818

(Named after Gen. Henry K. Oliver)

• Bentley School, Essex St. --- 1861

• Cogswell School, School St. --1862 (now condominiums)

• Bowditch School, 35 Flint St. -- 1870

• Pickman School, School St. ---1872 (now condominiums)

• Juniper School, 25 Cheval Ave. ---1923

• Hacker School, Dean St. (now Flint St.) --1785 (renamed Hacker School in 1850)

• Phillips School, 86 Essex St. --1883

(Named after Stephen C. Phillips, former mayor who donated his salary to a school building fund. Building razed in 1983.)

• Pickering School, 181 North St. --1894 (now condominiums)

• Prescott Primary School, Howard St. ---1872

• Classical and High School, Highland Ave. ---1909 (now Collins Middle School)

• Saltonstall School, Lafayette St. --- 1916

• St. Joseph School, Lafayette St. --1925 (Razed in 1982)

• Endicott School, Boston St. -- 1930

• Sheridan School, corner Upham & Orne St. (10 Orne St.) -- 1930 (now condominiums)

(Named after Lt. Philip B. Sheridan)

• Vocational High School, 5 Broad St. -- 1938-1953

• Vocational High School, Highland Ave. --1953

• Mack Industrial School, 17 Pickman St. --1906 to the late 1920's

• Prior High Schools: Latin Grammar School -- 1637

English High School, 1827 Girl's High School - 1845 : Consolidated into Salem High School 1856

Salem Normal School and Salem High School, Broad Street

See Also

• Vertical File in the Salem Collection - Salem Schools (schools of the past folder)

• Postcard image courtesy CardCow.com (State Normal School on corner, High School next bldg.)

• Salem in Vintage Postcards ed. by C. R. Mathias, p. 49-51 (photos of Pickering, Saltonstall, Bowditch, Phillips and (old) Bentley schools)

• Vertical File - Sheridan, Philip B.

• Salem Vocational High School, 5 Broad St. 50th Anniversary Pamphlet

• "Lt. Philip B. Sheridan School Dedicated in Impressive Service"Salem Evening News, Oct. 6 1930, p. 1

• "School days gone by: Phillips School students,faculty hold memory fest" Salem Evening News, June 12, 1998, p. A1

• "Prescott Primary School was named for blind writer" Salem Evening News, Feb. 14, 1929, p.?

• Historical Sketch of Salem by Osgood, p.104-5

• Old Naumkeag by Webber, p.110-1

• Annals of Salem by J. Felt, p.452-463

• "By the book: City's first school began in 1637" Salem Evening News, Sept. 1, 1999, p. A3