PARK KNOLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Texas Ave. and 36th Street

Park Knoll School was built in 1952 with 20 classrooms. Despite a petition submitted by Park’s chapter of the Federation of Teachers to name the school after Ethel Baston, it was dedicated as Park Knoll on September 29, 1952. Architects were Haxby, Bissell and Belair. 

Instead of forming a separate PTA, Park Knoll joined with the nearby Oak Hill to form the Oak Hill-Park Knoll PTA.  See our separate page to see highlights of that organization from 1952 to 1963.  Jeannette Edgar was the Principal during those years. 

In the 1960-61 school year, the K-6 school had 694 students. 

1960

Click here, and you will see an aerial shot of the school, all the way to the right.

In June 1978 the school was sold for $750,000 to the United National Corporation, New York, the developers of Knollwood Shopping Center, to be used as a parking lot for Montgomery Wards [now Cub].

1968


The Historical Society has photocopies of Park Knoll yearbooks from 1976-77 and 1977-78.
 

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This information comes from a variety of sources: newspapers, books, yearbooks, phone directories, interviews, etc. Given the varied sources, we cannot guarantee that all of this information is correct, and welcome any additions and corrections. Please contact us with your contributions and comments.