Sanford High School/Sanford Grammar/Student Museum

Sanford High School/Sanford Grammar/Student Museum (HM1R2K)

Location: Sanford, FL 32771 Seminole County
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N 28° 48.372', W 81° 16.237'

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Sanford High School was built in 1902. This Romanesque Revival Style brick building with its massive three story bell tower was designed by Architect W.G. Talley of Jacksonville. The building is one of the few surviving examples in Florida's turn-of-the-century school architecture.

A new high-school was constructed in 1911 and the building was re-named Sanford Grammar School. Sanford architect Elton Moughton designed two symmetrical one-story wings which were added in 1916. The exterior is graced by decorative corbelling, string and bell courses and recessed round arched entryways. Sanford Grammar School served public students through 1984. At that time, the building's purpose and name changed to the Student Museum and Center for the Social Studies.
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The interior includes a Native American Room, Pioneer Room, a turn of the Century Classroom, doll collections, a Geography Lab, Grandma's attic and the Georgetown exhibit.

The building overlooks a park donated by the City's pioneer developer General Henry Shelton Sanford. Lush orange groves once stood on this park known as the George Touchy Park. Many of the trees have grown from seedlings of historic trees from around the nation. Other tree plantings honor notable Sanford residents.

The Student Museum is supported and operated by Seminole County Public Schools as an interpretive center and teaching Museum for grade school students. The Museum specializes in hands-on activities designed for integrated learning in an historic setting.

In 1984 the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Placed BySeminole County Historical Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 473592 N 3186544
Decimal Degrees28.80620000, -81.27061667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 48.372', W 81° 16.237'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 48' 22.32" N, 81° 16' 14.22" W
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Area Code(s)407
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301 W 7th St, Sanford FL 32771, US
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