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| + | | name = Lansing Boys Vocational School | ||
| + | | image = MIlansing.png | ||
| + | | image_size = | ||
| + | | alt = | ||
| + | | caption = | ||
| + | | established = 1856 | ||
| + | | construction_began = | ||
| + | | construction_ended = | ||
| + | | opened = | ||
| + | | closed = 1972 | ||
| + | | demolished = | ||
| + | | current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]] | ||
| + | | building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]] | ||
| + | | architect(s) = | ||
| + | | location = Lansing, MI | ||
| + | | architecture_style = | ||
| + | | peak_patient_population = | ||
| + | | alternate_names = <br> | ||
| + | *Industrial School for Boys at Lansing | ||
| + | *Michigan Reform School | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The juvenile offenders and vocational school once occupied 30 acres just east of Eastern High School. Now, the only building remaining is a field house. The school was established in 1856, housing thousands of boys at a time, and closed in 1972. The campus of cottages and vocational facilities was razed. | ||
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| + | ==Images== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Lansing Boys Memorial 1.jpg | ||
| + | File:Lansing Boys Memorial 2.jpg | ||
| + | File:MIlansing1898.jpg| ''1898'' | ||
| + | File:MIlansing1906.jpg| ''1906'' | ||
| + | File:MIlansing1913.jpg| ''1913'' | ||
| + | File:MIlansing1951.jpg| ''1951'' | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Michigan]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cottage Plan]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Demolished Institution]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:39, 26 March 2014
| Lansing Boys Vocational School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1856 |
| Closed | 1972 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Location | Lansing, MI |
| Alternate Names |
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History
The juvenile offenders and vocational school once occupied 30 acres just east of Eastern High School. Now, the only building remaining is a field house. The school was established in 1856, housing thousands of boys at a time, and closed in 1972. The campus of cottages and vocational facilities was razed.