Whitener Hall, rear, 1954

This image shows the rear, western view of Whitener Hall, built 1954, which housed the Appalachian Elementary School, also known as the Demonstration Elementary School, at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967). It started in the mid-1920s as Boone Grade School, housed in the Education Building, built 1925, until 1954, when its new building was completed. It served as a school for elementary students in Boone, NC, and Watauga County, who were taught by Appalachian State teachers and students. It provided teaching experience for students, and allowed for a place for the testing of new educational methods with elementary students. It ended in 1975, and the building was demolished in 2006 to make room for a parking garage, now adjacent to the Belk Library and Information Commons, built 2005.

Buildings

Appalachian State University

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Box 7, Boone Demonstration School ND, C14.1.5.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1954

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Photographs

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1950s

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

Daniel J. Whitener Hall (1954)

Series 1 -- Campus and Buildings

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