Appalachian Elementary School, classroom, photo 2

This image shows custodian Avery L. Jackson, Sr., sweeping the floor of a classroom in Appalachian Elementary School, built in 1954 and also known as the Demonstration Elementary School. Unoccupied desks and chairs can be seen organized in rows throughout the room. 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. Avery L. Jackson, Sr., was a custodian for Appalachian Elementary School from 1952 to 1974.

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

Daniel J. Whitener Hall (1954)

1970-1979

Series 1 -- Campus and Buildings

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