Scheffer School
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Thomas and Marion
Scheffer School was a square brick building with a stone foundation. Its prominent bell tower had a peaked roof. The bell tower was above a grand arched entrance. A large and beautiful window above the entrance lit the front staircase.
Date: Approximately 1900
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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Scheffer Elementary
Scheffer Elementary’s old school bell is in front of Scheffer Recreation Center, 237 Thomas Avenue. The recreation center’s ball fields include the site of the city’s first playground, Como Playground, established in 1903. A plaque can be found at…