Jefferson Intermediate School

Infobox_nrhp | name =Jefferson Intermediate School
nrhp_type = hd

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caption = Jefferson Intermediate School
location= Detroit, Michigan
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 20
lat_seconds = 48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 7
long_direction = W
locmapin = Michigan
area =
built =1922
architect= Malcomson, Higginbotham, & Palmer
architecture= Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Tudor Revival
added = September 22, 1997
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Cass Farm MPS
refnum=97001094cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Jefferson Intermediate School is a school building located at 938 Selden Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is also known as Jefferson Junior High School or Jefferson School.

History

The site for on which the Jefferson School sits was purchased by the city of Detroit in 1869, and an elementary school was built on the property in 1873 at a cost of $60,000. [http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/historic/districts/jefferson_school.pdf Jefferson Intermediate School] from the city of Detroit] In 1915, additional lots to the west were purchased for a playground. However, the old school was considered dilapidated, and in 1922, the city tore it down and began construction of the building now occupying the site. This building was completed in 1923.

During the 1950s, the Lodge Freeway was constructed, running directly to the west of the school through what was once the playground. As of 2008, the building has been rehabilitated and now serves as a charter school.

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