Eleventh Street School

Eleventh Street School
The school in October 2014
Eleventh Street School is located in Alabama
Eleventh Street School
Location within Alabama
Eleventh Street School is located in the United States
Eleventh Street School
Location within the United States
Location1026 Chestnut St., Gadsden, Alabama
Coordinates34°0′49″N 86°1′5″W / 34.01361°N 86.01806°W / 34.01361; -86.01806
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectA. D. Simpson
NRHP reference No.84000616
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1984

The Eleventh Street School (a.k.a. John H. Disque Administrative Building) is a historic building in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Built in 1907, it is the oldest surviving public school in Gadsden. An addition of eight classrooms, a lunchroom, and two other rooms was added in 1926. The building operated as a school until 1962, and later served as an adult education center and storage and offices for the city board of education. The building is two stories with a partially above-ground basement. The façade has stone steps leading to a shallow portico, with two Ionic columns supporting a denticulated cornice. Above the portico sits a Palladian window. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

It is the headquarters of Gadsden City Schools. It received the Disque name in 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Tomasello, Frank; Shirley D. Qualls (February 2, 1984). "Eleventh Street School". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hobson, Kenneth A. Jr. (September 11, 2008). "Board's central office named after Disque". The Gadsden Times. Retrieved October 4, 2026.