Worthington History - Slate Hill School was not the elementary school at 7625 Alta View Blvd. or even an earlier building on that site. Slate Hill Elementary in the 1920's was on Flint Road, in the community of Flint, not City of Worthington.... nor City of Columbus.
The house that used to be the school housed grades one through eight is on the page with the picture of the Slate Hill school children from long ago. A picture of the former school house from 2008 on Don O'Brien's Flickr photo stream. The school is now a private home. According to Worthington Memory the property on the west side of Flint Road's been used as a home since 1947.
O'Brien says of the photo of the school children:
"Grades 1 through 8 at the Slate Hill School in Flint, Ohio. I'm guessing at the 1920's date. Can anyone pinpoint the year more accurately?"
In the original size you can see the children and teachers faces better.
Slate Hill School started as a one room log cabin according to the history of Slate Hill School on Worthington Memory. The school which is now a house was a two room school house built about 1870.
According to Worthington Memory the Flint School was built in 1924 (or 1926... It says one, one place...lets just say mid 1920's. ) Flint School on Park Road (still standing but not used as a school since the 1960's had different grades in different rooms, each grade did not get it's own room.
Today some of the area is still in Sharon Township but many of the neighborhoods are in the City of Columbus and the Worthington City School District.
Worthington history - Flint Ohio
Worthington Schools - Slate Hill Elementary School 7625 Alta View Boulevard Worthington OH 43085
Worthington Area History - the Flint Train Station (it's been moved from the original site)
Photo Credit from Don O'Brien's Flickr photostream licensed licensed with a Creative Commons license.
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