It’s Wayback Wednesday, sponsored by Pharmasave Huntsville!
This is Huntsville Public School ca. 1905, perhaps not long after it opened on May 8, 1905. The school was at the corner of Caroline and Centre streets, where the current Huntsville Public School playground is today. The 12-room school was designed by William Proudfoot and built by W.G. Hunt for a cost of $15,000.
This wasn’t the first school in Huntsville, though. That was in the home of Captain George Hunt on John Street. Later, in May 1887, a two-story frame school was built on Caroline Street for a cost of $1,600.
Students of all ages attended thd same school until 1950, when high-school aged students got their own school on Brunel Road.
The former HPS was demolished in May 1967 when the current school was built. All that remains today is the bell and bell tower, which rest at the entrance of Muskoka Heritage Place. (Photo via Vintage Muskoka District)
A.C. Bernath was the principal at at the time (he served from 1900-1937) and was instrumental in shaping local educational policies. (Photo courtesy of Muskoka Digital Archives)
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