Lowell 1926: Public Schools
Another in a series of excerpts from the 1926 Lowell City Directory. This post contains information on the Lowell Public Schools:
School Committee
Mayor John J. Donovan, chair
Paul L. Harris, M.D.
John J. Preston
Edward J. Rogers
Alice F.D. Pearson
James H. Riley
Arthur Giroux
School Committee meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.
Superintendent of Schools – Hugh J. Molloy
High School – Kirk Street
Grammar Schools
Abraham Lincoln – 300 Chelmsford Street, corner of Lincoln
Bartlett Training (Grammar and Junior High) – 95 Wannalancit Street
Butler (Grammar and Junior High) – 840 Gorham Street near Carter Street
Charles W. Morey (Grammar and Junior High) – Pine, orner of Wilder Street
Colburn – Lawrence Street near Charles Street
Edson – Highland Street, corner of South Street
Green – 408 Merrimack Street, opposite Colburn Street
Greenhalge – Ennell, corner of Victor Street
Moody – Robers Street, corner of High
Pawtucket – 117 Mammoth Road
Riverside – 73 Woburn Street
Varnum (Grammar and Junior High) – 105 Sixth, corner of Myrtle Street
Washington – Lang Street
Primary Schools
Agawam Street School – Agawam, corner of Barrington Street
Ames Street School – Ames Street
Bartlett Training School (primary) – 95 Wannalancit Street
Cabot Street School – Cabot, corner of Ford Street
Carter Street School – 21 Carter Street
Central Street School – 713 Central Street
Charles Street School – Charles Street, between Gorham and Chapel
Colburn Primary School – Charles near Lawrence Street
Cross Street School – 170 Cross Street, near Mt. Vernon
Dover Street School – 36 Dover Street
Eliot School – Favor, corner of Summer Street
Franklin School – 21 Branch Street
Greenhalge School – Ennell, corner of Victor Street
Grand Street School – 32 Grand Street
Kirk Street School – 63 Kirk Street
Lakeview School – 571 Lakeview Ave
Laura E. Lee School – 235 Powell, corner of Plain Street
Lexington Avenue School – 145 Lexington Ave
London Street School – 84 London Street
Lyon Street School – Central, corner of Lyon Street
Middlesex Village School – 1736 Middlesex Street
Morrill School – Common Street
Pine Street School – 341 Pine Street
Pond Street School – High, corner of Pond Street
Powell Street School – Powell near Liberty Street
Riverside School
Sycamore Street School – 54 Sycamore Street
Tenth Street School – Tenth, corner of Varnum Street
Washington School – Lang Street
Weed Street School – Gorham, corner of Weed Street
West Sixth Street School – West Sixth between Coburn and Jewett Streets
Worthen Street School – Worthen Street between Market and Broadway
Many of the Primary Schools had Kindergartens co-located.
Lowell Vocational School – Broadway, corner of Dummer