Liebold-Leonard School is one of Detroit’s many forgotten schools next to Morley School, Hunter Middle School, Andrew Jackson Intermediate School, Pestalozzi School, and Huber School. Not much history is known at all about the Liebold-Leonard School in Detroit, Michigan. This news article will explore and explain the history behind Liebold-Leonard School.
Liebold-Leonard School was built in 1931 at a cost of $1,108,474 dollars. Liebold-Leonard School established at the corner of Liebold Street & Leonard Street in the Oakwood Heights neighborhood of Detroit. Structurally speaking, the building was built as an L-shaped building on an L-shape building plan. The building itself was built closely to curb just near the intersection of Liebold Street & Leonard Street directly facing forwards. (Ref: Detroit Free Press, Page 2, August 12, 1931)
Liebold-Leonard School was an elementary school which was one of Detroit’s first K-8 schools which taught students in Kindergarden through 8th grade. This was fairly unusual because most Detroit elementary schools had followed the grade patterns of 1-4, 1-6, or 1-8. Meaning that most Detroit elementary schools were either 1-4 schools, 1-6 schools, or 1-8 schools. Liebold-Leonard School was the only K-8 school in Detroit at one point in time. Liebold-Leonard School was also known as Liebold-Leonard Elementary School.
More than 1,000 children from kindergarten through 8th grade attended Liebold-Leonard School in 1940 during the 1939-1940 school year. Around 2,000 students had attended this school during that time. (Ref: Detroit Free Press, Page 21, April 22, 1940)
All that remained by 1960 was a field of a gravel pit. The school had been demolished by then. It is unknown why Liebold-Leonard School got shut down or when the school was demolished. Demolition date of this school is unknown. Houses now occupy this former school site. Liebold-Leonard School is one of the many Detroit schools that came and went.
Liebold-Leonard School was located at the intersection of Liebold Street & Leonard Street, Detroit, Michigan, US 48217.
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