A Moment in Monrovia History: Orange Avenue School, the city's first school

Orange Avenue School, Monrovia's first School building, built in 1887 for $18,000 at Orange (now Colorado) Avenue. Elementary grades on the ground floor, high School on the second floor. From Monrovia Messenger Souvenir Edition 1897. From the Myron Hotchkiss collection. See full details here.

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- Brad Haugaard