Appalachian Elementary School, auditorium

This image shows the auditorium from the balcony at Appalachian Elementary School, built 1954 and also known as the Demonstration Elementary School. Students can be seen on the stage sitting in chairs. Appalachian Elementary School (1925-1975) was a cooperative institution between the Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) and Watauga County Schools, where the College would provide a building and teachers for Watauga County students, providing teacher training to Appalachian State students. The program ended in 1975 and the building was renamed Whitener Hall in 1975. It was demolished in 2006.

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Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Appalachian Elementary School. Watauga County Schools (Watauga County, N.C.)

Daniel J. Whitener Hall (1954)

1960-1969

Series 1 -- Campus and Buildings

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