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Old Pierce Street School Site Is Sold; Board Accepts $41,025 Bid
This property...is considered "an excellent potential location for housing the elderly. It was the site of the old Pierce Street School, which was built in 1884 and demolished in 1955. This picture was taken from the intersection at Franklin Avenue…
Set Up $100,000 For School Work; Maintenance Budget $25,000 Over 1954
Old Pierce Street School...what should be done with it? Noting broken windows and general disrepair, one Board member says it has "become an eyesore."
Pierce Scool [sic]
Pierce Scool [sic]...long a Council Bluffs landmark, is schedule for demolition sometime in the near future. The 70-year old structure may make way for a modern steel cottage-type school building.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Old Pierce Street School is shown as it appeared on a postal card printed about 1910. The original portion of the structure was erected in 1884. Two later additions almost tripled its size. The building was…