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continued to staff the school, and the Town of
Danbury to maintain it, until 1965. In that year city and town governments were consolidated and control of the school was turned over to the Danbury Board of Education. It continued to be used as an elementary school until 1976. By that time, all of the
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came over the student's left shoulder. The ventilation and high ceilings kept them airy as well as bright, with space for classes of 50–60 students as was common at the time. The basement was meant to be used as a play space when weather outside was not suitable. In 1899 the Locust Avenue School was
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The supporting beams in the ceilings are exposed. They are reinforced at the joints by cast iron columns with decorative floral bases. Also exposed along the upper walls are the copper heating pipes with their original brass fittings run; spaces in the ceiling above that originally helped to
572:. A few years later, the building's heating, cooling and ventilation systems, the first of which had been converted from coal to oil in the 1920s, were upgraded to comply with modern building codes. There have been few other changes to the building in its lifetime.
599:. Afterwards, they are interviewed along with their parents by students and staff. They must demonstrate to the program's satisfaction that they are willing to attend school regularly and devote themselves to academic improvement.
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The school's location has been considered a factor in its success. It is a short walk from both the commercial areas on White Street, where many students work after school, and
Ellsworth Avenue School, where many serve as reading
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tops support the ceiling. The walls are decorated with student artwork. The cooking facilities, sink and bathroom stalls are all original. The original 1894 Gurney furnace remains in operation to supplement the modern furnace.
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of the former White Farm in that area. Development on Locust Avenue took off, complemented by new streets like Ninth Avenue. Children in the area had to walk a long distance to the
Balmforth Street School. Architect
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The terrain is level. Paved parking lots abut the school on the south and west. The entire site is landscaped, with trees planted shortly after the school was opened to honor veterans of the
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The
Danbury Building Company constructed the new school for $ 23,000 ($ 842,000 in contemporary dollars). After a short delay, students began their spring term there in April 1896. The 150
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touches, incorporated his advanced ideas on school construction, primarily that school buildings should be visually appealing. Classrooms were arranged so that the abundant
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In the basement, designed to be fully functional, windows provide similar natural illumination. Brick partitions are pierced with rounded arches, and large brick piers with
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Today it is the last nineteenth-century school building remaining in
Danbury, and one of the few remaining laboratory school buildings in the state. It was listed on the
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The school occupies a 1.1-acre (4,500 m) lot at the north end of the block formed by Locust, Ninth and
Roberts avenues in an otherwise residential neighborhood.
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The Town of
Danbury, which at that time was in charge of education, built the school in response to growing population on the city's eastern fringe following the
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where recent graduates of the state's teacher training schools were sent to hone their skills with actual students before going to their ultimate teaching jobs.
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graders had previously attended either
Liberty Street or Balmforth. The school's first graduating class planted the trees in honor of veterans of the recent
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King Street School in the city's northwestern corner. Over time other
Danbury schools were included as well, but Locust Avenue remained one of them.
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with returns. The centrally located entrances, reached by a set of stone steps, are double doors in concentric recessed round arches. A projecting
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with hooks for hanging coats. Four classrooms are on each floor, two on each side of the central hall, with three-foot (1 m)
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other schools Danbury had built in the 19th century had been demolished. Statewide, only two other laboratory schools, in
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The next year, 1977, it was reused as what was originally known as the Alternative Center for Education, a program for
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363:, formerly the Danbury State Normal School where the teachers at the school were trained in its laboratory era, is a
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of about 10:1. Approximately a hundred students are in the program in each year. They are divided into nine
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725:"Danbury's Alternative Center for Excellence renames building, street after founder Joe Pepin"
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Over 500 students have completed the program since it was inaugurated. They must meet
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Within a decade, in 1905, administration was transferred to the nearby Danbury State
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had already designed a sister school on Morris Street on the other side of the city.
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with octagonal rounded roof supported by round arches with keys and surrounded by a
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779:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Locust Avenue School"
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on the west side, facing Roberts Avenue, is the only difference between the two.
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The building itself is a 60-by-86-foot (18 by 26 m) two-story structure of
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runs around the building at the level of the top of the entrance steps.
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The Alternative Center for Excellence keeps class sizes low, with a
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ventilate the building have been boarded over to comply with modern
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orange-red brick on a raised basement topped by a slate-shingled
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William E. Devlin; Paulette Pepin; John Herzan (May 31, 1984).
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groups, with each teacher responsible for about ten students.
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Accompanying 16 photos, exterior and interior, from 1984
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Public school in Danbury, Connecticut, United States
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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591:Applicants come for a two-day visit, submit three
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44:East (front) elevation and north profile, 2008
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401:. At the top of the roof is an orange wooden
1481:Educational institutions established in 1977
1476:Colonial Revival architecture in Connecticut
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606:'s graduation requirements, and receive a
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1078:Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury
252:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1501:Alternative schools in the United States
1471:Schools in Fairfield County, Connecticut
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663:. Danbury Public Schools. Archived from
332:in 1896, and later featured in his book
841:"Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–"
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511:one of Briggs' featured designs in his
313:, Connecticut, United States. It is an
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990:Union Station (Danbury Railway Museum)
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918:Danbury Museum and Historical Society
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839:Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
328:structure, was designed by architect
1134:Western Connecticut State University
694:National Register of Historic Places
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539:Western Connecticut State University
361:Western Connecticut State University
349:National Register of Historic Places
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1506:1977 establishments in Connecticut
1486:School buildings completed in 1896
1126:Naugatuck Valley Community College
661:"Alternative Center for Education"
541:. Students there were required to
375:is to the northwest along Locust.
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1491:Education in Danbury, Connecticut
295:Alternative Center for Excellence
291:Joseph W. Pepin Memorial Building
33:Joseph W. Pepin Memorial Building
18:Alternative Center for Excellence
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1160:Housatonic Area Regional Transit
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513:Modern American School Buildings
446:Inside both entrances lead into
334:Modern American School Buildings
303:Alternative Center for Education
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980:P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company
945:Ball and Roller Bearing Company
1121:Westside Middle School Academy
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321:, meant for at-risk students.
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132:Public Alternative high school
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970:Main Street Historic District
723:Perkins, Julia (2022-11-22).
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614:ceremonies as well as ACE's.
324:The building itself, a brick
833:American Antiquarian Society
813:American Antiquarian Society
229:danbury.k12.ct.us/aceweb/ace
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1412:National Historic Landmarks
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336:. For many years it was an
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1111:Henry Abbott Technical HS
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781:. National Park Service.
204:1.1 acres (4,500 m)
185:Student to teacher ratio
554:Department of Education
309:at 26 Locust Avenue in
1425:Keeper of the Register
1094:Danbury Public Schools
427:On both east and west
319:Danbury Public Schools
149:Danbury Public Schools
1445:Contributing property
1344:Lists by city or town
1165:North Danbury station
928:The Summit at Danbury
698:National Park Service
582:student-teacher ratio
108:41.40139°N 73.44139°W
965:Locust Avenue School
889:Danbury, Connecticut
528:Spanish–American War
380:Spanish–American War
307:Locust Avenue School
244:Locust Avenue School
1204:Danbury Mad Hatters
604:Danbury High School
595:and do 15 hours of
317:high school within
113:41.40139; -73.44139
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1189:Danbury Westerners
1184:Danbury Hat Tricks
955:Hearthstone Castle
950:Charles Ives House
504:Romanesque Revival
326:Romanesque Revival
293:formally known as
217:Communities served
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1440:Historic district
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1224:New England Stars
1199:Connecticut Whale
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913:Danbury Ice Arena
597:community service
502:His design, with
456:tongue and groove
342:laboratory school
338:elementary school
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960:John Rider House
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908:Danbury Hospital
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570:at-risk students
373:Danbury Hospital
369:Downtown Danbury
330:Warren R. Briggs
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1219:Danbury Whalers
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1186:
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1129:Danbury Campus
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905:
899:
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837:1800–present:
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715:
678:
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639:
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577:
574:
487:
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1011:Neighborhoods
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983:
981:
978:
976:
975:Octagon House
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497:Warren Briggs
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1174:Sports teams
1023:Beckettville
903:Danbury Fair
846:February 29,
844:. Retrieved
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1400:Other lists
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1270:Connecticut
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1033:Great Plain
1018:Beaverbrook
923:Rogers Park
817:1700–1799:
797:1634–1699:
690:"NPS Focus"
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492:subdivision
452:wainscoting
422:water table
387:common bond
315:alternative
209:Campus type
201:Campus size
158:John Webber
137:Established
129:School type
124:Information
111: /
86:Coordinates
71:Connecticut
1460:Categories
1366:Middletown
1351:Bridgeport
1309:New London
1294:Litchfield
1099:Danbury HS
1071:Government
1059:Miry Brook
1054:Mill Plain
1045:Long Ridge
1028:Germantown
734:2022-11-22
642:References
612:graduation
565:, remain.
472:fire codes
448:vestibules
441:bay window
420:. A stone
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395:galvanized
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99:73°26′29″W
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1356:Greenwich
1304:New Haven
1299:Middlesex
1284:Fairfield
1087:Education
1037:Hayestown
985:Tarrywile
896:Landmarks
729:NewsTimes
559:New Haven
411:chamfered
351:in 1985.
155:Principal
96:41°24′5″N
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1361:Hartford
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586:guidance
547:one-room
479:corbeled
437:pediment
433:pavilion
391:hip roof
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340:, and a
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193:Language
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1391:Windsor
1319:Windham
1314:Tolland
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608:diploma
576:Program
486:History
429:facades
418:finials
311:Danbury
225:Website
220:Danbury
196:English
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50:Address
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620:tutors
524:second
466:trim.
464:turned
414:newels
403:cupola
163:Grades
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399:eaves
365:block
212:Urban
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