Edward Drummond Libbey High School

Edward Drummond Libbey High School (HM2IP6)

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N 41° 38.093', W 83° 34.276'

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Edward Drummond Libbey High School - "the castle on the hill" - opened in 1923 to serve the growing number of students in Toledo Public Schools. The school offered a curriculum of manual and academic training, reflecting a progressive movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to democratize education. Libbey High School was named for Edward D. Libbey (1854-1925), a local businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist who founded the Libbey Glass Company and Toledo Museum of Art. Libbey's successful business ventures earned Toledo the nickname "The Glass Capital of the World." Much of his fortune was spent on providing cultural and educational institutions that still serve the public as of 2018.

Architect Edwin M. Gee designed Libbey High School. At the time it opened, it was the largest, most expensive school built in Toledo. The $1.5 million, 236,666-square-foot school could accommodate 2,000 students. In 1927, a brick stadium was built, followed, in 1955, by the field house and, in 1974, by the Skill Center. Declining enrollment and funding caused the school to close in 2010. More than 23,000 students were educated here in 87 years. The school, razed in 2012, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 as an outstanding example of Collegiate Gothic architecture



and because of its significance to early-20th-century education.
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HM NumberHM2IP6
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Year Placed2018
Placed ByEdward Drummond Libbey High School Historical Marker Friends; The Ohio History Connection
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Date Added Thursday, July 11th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 285832 N 4612432
Decimal Degrees41.63488333, -83.57126667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 38.093', W 83° 34.276'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 38' 5.5800000000002" N, 83° 34' 16.56" W
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