Hawthorne School • 430 Madison Avenue
46°35'28.65"N
112° 2'41.86"W
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The east
side of Hawthorne School, about 1890. It is shown on Helena
fire insurance maps of 1888, 1890 and 1892 as the "Fifth
Ward School".
Here's a
history of Hawthorne from the March 23, 1986 Helena Independent
Record...
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COURTESY
OF THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE HENRY W. JORGENSEN
Integrated in 1882
| In 1882,
seperate schools for White and African-American children were
discontinued in Helena, and Hawthorne was integrated. In 1888,
an African-American church was given the use of a schoolroom to
hold services. |
Hawthorne
after the 1892 addition
MONTANA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTO FROM THE MARCH 23, 1986 INDEPENDENT RECORD
New
School Designed by Butte Architects
COURTESY OF TOM KILMER • CLICK ON MAGE
FOR A BIG VERSION IN A NEW WINDOW
Aerial View of Hawthorne School, 1933
Showing the West Side
COURTESY OF THE JEFF MORRISON COLLECTION
Dean
Memorial Clock
Maria
Morrison Dean, M. D.
1858-1919
Physician and Advocate for Women's Rights
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The
Woman Citizen was one of the most influential women's
publications of the early decades of the 20th century. You may
read more about Dr. Maria Morrison Dean here.
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A ca.
1930 Postcard View of Hawthorne
COLLECTION
OF KENNON BAIRD
Badly
Damaged by the 1935 Earthquakes
FROM
"MONTANA EARTHQUAKES" BY C. R. ANDERSON & M. P. MARTINSON,
1936 • COLLECTION OF KENNON BAIRD
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Brick and
stone were shaken from the exterior of the building by the quakes.
The Dean Memorial Clock was shattered, and is gone in this photo.
During reconstruction,
all the brickwork and the entire third story were removed, and the building was stuccoed.
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Before
and After the Earthquakes • 1920s and 1968
COURTESY
OF TOM KILMER
COURTESY
OF THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE HENRY W. JORGENSEN
Earthquake Retrofit, 2006-07
| Hawthorne
was closed
for several months in 2006-2007 when it was determined that
the building could not withstand a strong earthquake. Students
attended classes in the then-vacant Ray Bjork School. The Hawthorne
repairs consisted of building two 12-foot walls adjacent to the
interior ramp and stairways from the ground up to the roof line.
Some windows on the west side of the building were filled in. |
