PETER HOBART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6500 W. 26th Street
Peter Hobart Elementary School was
constructed in 1967, designed by architects Armstrong,
Schlicting and Skoald.
The school was one of two that were named for students who
had died young. Peter Hobart was an outstanding student,
president of the student council, and well liked by his
classmates. He had taken his Bachelor’s degree from Carleton
College after graduating from Park High, and was working
towards a doctorate at Columbia University in 1963 when he
was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease. When his illness
prevented him from pursuing his studies, he returned to his
home in St. Louis Park, sometimes visiting Park High. He
died on May 27, 1963. Peter
was the son of Brookside's Andrew Hobart. Although Andrew
was on the School Board, a committee apart from the School
Board had selected Peter for the honor so it was deemed
appropriate. An article about the naming of Park’s three
memorial schools appeared in the December 14, 1977 edition
of the St. Louis Park Sun.
In 1988 additions were built, and in 1993 the Media Center
was built.
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