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When this small limestone school was completed in 1871, it stood on
Randolph Avenue at Snelling Avenue, and the area it served was outside
the city limits of St. Paul. Not until 1887, when Reserve Township was
annexed to the city, did the school become a part of the St. Paul
system.
The pioneer schoolhouse, with its gray limestone walls
20 inches thick, was built at a cost of $1,800. It contained one room
with desks for thirty children and a continuous blackboard along the
walls. Its square bell tower is about 40 feet from the ground.
When
it was completed, it was named “Webster School Number Nine”. In 1887
its name was changed to “Mattocks School” in honor of Reverend John
Mattocks, a prominent Presbyterian clergyman, who was Secretary of the
Board of Education and ex-officio Superintendent of St. Paul’s schools.
The
building served as the educational center for much of the Highland Park
district until 1922. It was then used for special classes until 1929,
and for some 30 years after that, it was maintained by an American
Legion Post. It was moved from its original location to this site in
1964 and is currently being used as a Spanish class room.
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