Scheffer School
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Scheffer School was 2.5 stories tall, with dormers on its uppermost floor. It was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and like many schools of its day, was built without a gym. Some long-ago students remember the basement being used for active play, but children usually were outdoors on the school's large fields.
Date: Approximately 1900
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
This file appears in: Scheffer Elementary
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…