Garden Hills Elementary School
Garden Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Garden Hills, Atlanta, Georgia and a part of Atlanta Public Schools (APS).
Garden Hills Elementary School | |
  Location in Georgia  Location in United States | |
| Location | 285 Sheridan Dr NE, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33.8316°N 84.3783°W |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Tucker and Howell |
| Part of | Garden Hills Historic District (ID87001362) |
| Designated CP | August 17, 1987 |
Built in 1938, the brick school building is a work of Atlanta architect Philip Shutze. It was built by as a part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and was made to blend in with surrounding architectural styles. Robert M. Craig, author of Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic, 1929-1959, described the school as "[representing] a traditional work by" designer Tucker and Howell.[1] The building most recently underwent a renovation/addition in 2001, when a cafeteria and a section of classrooms were added.
It enrolls children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The principal is Tommy Usher.
It is a contributing property in the Garden Hills Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Garden Hills was the first elementary school in Georgia to become an International Baccalaureate World School.
Feeder patterns
Residents zoned to Garden Hills are also zoned to Sutton Middle School and North Atlanta High School.
References
- Craig, Robert M. Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic, 1929-1959. Pelican Publishing, 1995. ISBN 145560044X, 9781455600441. p. 122.
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/87001362