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HSD Commemorate 150th Anniversary Of the Old Coldwater School Oct. 18
The Hazelwood School District will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Old Coldwater School, a one-room brick schoolhouse on the grounds of the HSD Learning Center.
District residents, community members, students and families and former students of the Old Coldwater School are invited to a celebration on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the school, located at 15955 New Halls Ferry Road in Florissant. The event will include guest speakers, tours of the schoolhouse and refreshments.
Built in 1859, the Old Coldwater School as it stands today is not the original building. The first building was destroyed by fire in 1850. It was located near the intersection of Vaile and Old Halls Ferry Road and was made of logs. The school was annexed into the Hazelwood School District on February 18, 1950 and closed in spring 1954.
The Old Coldwater School is one of 13 schoolhouses that became the Hazelwood School District in the early 1950s. The buildings were Brown, Coldwater, Vossenkemper, Pea Ridge, Columbia Bottom, Prigge, Twillman, Black Jack, Elm Grove, Hyatt, Rosary, Garrett and Bonfils.
Two buildings remain as schoolhouses – Coldwater and Elm Grove, which is in Brookes Park near Interstate 270 and Lindbergh Boulevard. Others are private residences or no longer exist.
The future of the Old Coldwater School is important to the District as the centerpiece of the HSD Art and History Park. The park, which is supported by donations to the HSD Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization, features sculptures based on student artwork and will one day include an amphitheatre, more sculptures and the school will become a museum.
Guests are asked to RSVP by calling (314) 953-5045 or sending an e-mail to info@hazelwoodschools.org by Oct. 15.
