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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.
 
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==
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File:Lansing Boys Memorial 1.jpg
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File:Lansing Boys Memorial 2.jpg
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File:MIlansing1898.jpg| ''1898''
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File:MIlansing1906.jpg| ''1906''
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File:MIlansing1913.jpg| ''1913''
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File:MIlansing1951.jpg| ''1951''
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[[Category:Michigan]]
 
[[Category:Michigan]]
 
[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
 
[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
 
[[Category:Demolished Institution]]
 
[[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
  • Industrial School for Boys at Lansing
  • Michigan Reform School



History[edit]

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.

Images[edit]