Building for Learning, 1862-2000
Seattle Public School Histories, 1862-2000
Seattle is a city rich with neighborhoods. Concurrent with the development of those neighborhoods was the birth and development of neighborhood schools. It is the purpose of this work to present a brief history of each school that has operated within the Seattle School District since its origin, dates back to 1862, seven years before the city was incorporated.
The original Building for Learning: Seattle Public School Histories, 1862-2000 book was written by Nile Thompson and Carolyn J. Marr. It is still for sale for $20. Please email the Records and Archives staff archives@xlqx.net to ask about purchasing a copy. Or read the different histories using the links below.
In 2022, the Records and Archives Department partnered with HistoryLink.org to publish an updated version of this book to include more current history. Learn more about the new Building for Learning book.
Histories by Building Name
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y
A
- Adams
- Addams (Jane Addams)
- African American Academy
- Alki
- Allen (John B. Allen)
- Arbor Heights
- AS #1, see Pinehurst
B
- Bagley (Daniel Bagley)
- Ballard
- Bay View, see Webster
- Beacon Hill
- Bell Town, see Denny
- Blaine (Catharine Blaine)
- Boren (Louisa Boren)
- Briarcliff
- Brighton
- Broadview
- Broadview-Thomson
- Broadway
- Bryant (William Cullen Bryant)
- Burbank
C
- Cascade
- Cedar Park
- Central School Ballard, See Ballard
- Central I
- Central II
- Cleveland(Grover Cleveland)
- Coe (Frantz H. Coe)
- Colman, see Marshall, Thurgood
- Columbia, see also Lowell
- Columbia Annex
- Concord
- Cooper (Frank B. Cooper)
- Crown Hill
D
- Day (B.F. Day)
- Dearborn Park
- Decatur (Stephen Decatur)
- Denny (David T. Denny – Belltown)
- Denny(David T. Denny – West Seattle)
- Denny-Fuhrman, see Seward
- Dunlap
- Duwamish Bend, see Holgate
E
- East High, see Garfield
- East Side School, see Irving
- Eckstein (Nathan Eckstein)
- Edison
- Edison Boat
- Emerson
F
- Fairmount Park
- Fairview
- Fauntleroy
- Franklin
- Franklin School, see Washington
G
- Garfield (James A. Garfield)
- Gatewood
- Gatzert (Bailey Gatzert)
- Genesee Hill
- Georgetown
- Girls’ Parental School, see Martha Washington
- Goodhue (Nellie Goodhue)
- Graham Hill
- Green Lake
- Greenwood
H
- Hale (Nathan Hale)
- Haller Lake
- Hamilton(Alexander Hamilton)
- Harrison, see King
- Hawthorne
- Hay (John Hay)
- High Point
- Highland Park
- Holgate
- Holgate Aircraft
- Hughes (E.C. Hughes)
I
J
K
L
M
- Madison (James Madison)
- Madrona
- Magnolia
- Main Street School, see Gatzert
- Mann (Horace Mann)
- Maple
- Maple Leaf
- Marshall (John Marshall)
- Marshall(Thurgood Marshall)
- McClure (Worth McClure)
- McDonald (F.A. McDonald)
- McGilvra (John J. McGilvra)
- Meany (Edmond S. Meany)
- Mercer (Asa Mercer)
- Minor (T.T. Minor)
- Monroe (James Monroe)
- Montlake
- Muir (John Muir)
N
O
P
- Pacific
- Parental School, see Burbank
- Park School, see Allen
- Pathfinder, see Genesee
- Pinehurst
- Pontius, see Lowell
- Portage, see Montlake
Q
- Queen Anne
- Queen Anne, see West Queen Anne
R
- Rainier
- Rainier Beach
- Rainier View
- Rainier Vista, see Columbia Annex
- Randell, see Madrona
- Ravenna
- Riverside, see Cooper
- Rogers (John Rogers)
- Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
- Ross
- Roxhill
S
- Sacajawea
- Salmon Bay, also see Lawton
- Sand Point
- Sanislo (Captain Stephen E. Sanislo)
- Schmitz Park
- Sealth(Chief Noah Sealth)
- Seattle High School, See Broadway
- Seward (William Henry Seward)
- Sharples, see Kurose
- Sixth St. School, see Central II
- South Park, see Concord
- South School, see Gatzert
- South Seattle
- South Shore
- Stevens (Isaac I. Stevens)
- Summit, see also Addams
T
- Thomson, see Broadview-Thomson
- TOPS, see Seward
- 20th Ave School, see Meany
U
V
- Van Asselt (Henry Van Asselt)
- View Ridge
- Viewlands
W
- Walla Walla, see Mann
- Warren Avenue
- Washington
- Washington (Martha Washington)
- Webster
- Wedgwood
- West Hill, see Hughes
- West Queen Anne
- West Seattle, see Lafayette
- West Seattle
- West Woodland
- Wetmore, see Muir
- Whitman (Marcus Whitman)
- Whittier (John Greenleaf Whittier)
- Whitworth (Reverend George F. Whitworth)
- Wilson (Woodrow Wilson)