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  • Demolition of old Watterson Lake goes forward

    REMAINDER OF BUILDING OPEN FOR CLASSES THIS YEAR (Plain Press, August 2015) CMSD NEWS BUREAU: The city of Cleveland is set to demolish the older, unoccupied section of Watterson-Lake School, but the work will be finished and the remainder of the building will be open when classes resume Aug. 17. A VIP tour of Watterson-Lake…

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  • Residents vote to remove landmark status for historic Watterson Lake building to make way for demolition

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2015) At a March 18th Community meeting held in Bethany Presbyterian Church, residents voted 22 to 3 to have historic Watterson Lake School Building on W. 74th and Detroit Avenue removed from its landmark status and demolished. The school, built in 1906 and designed by architect Frank S. Barnum,…

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