First Ward School, which stood on a lot in the 200 block that extended from Merchant St. to Maplewood Ave., was built between 1908 and the year it was first used for classes, 1910. At the time, the population of the southern end of Ambridge was increasing rapidly as workers moved into the area for jobs at the nearby American Bridge Co. plant.
First Ward School
Maplewood Ave. side
postcard
postmarked December 1910
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While First Ward was mostly used as a grade school, Ambridge High School used the second floor of the ten-classroom building from 1911 until the new high school on Park Road opened in 1914.
First Ward School and students
Maplewood Ave. side
postcard
postmarked July 16, 1912
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First Ward School Merchant St. side Daily Citizen supplement August 10, 1929 Louis Vukovcan collection |
First Ward School Merchant St. side Golden Jubilee Program 1955 |
These concrete steps and railings on the Merchant St. side, plus a bit of railing on Maplewood, are all that remained in 2014 as evidence that a building once stood on First Ward School's former site.
Steps and railing of razed First Ward School March 22, 2014 |
Site of razed First Ward School March 22, 2014 |
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