Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 15, 1956
Caption:
Construction Slowed: Construction progress on Ann Arbor public schools' new, $810,717 18-classroom southwest elementary shown here was virtually halted today -- after many construction men left to go deer hunting. Donald D. MacMullen, associate architect for Charles W. Lane, who blueprinted the school, said the workers who remained at construction jobs were shifted to the Newport Rd. School. Both schools are being built by the Henry W. deKoning Construction Co. Some mechanical work is going on at the southwest school west of the end of Coronado Dr. An anticipated two-week absence of some workers is not expected to delay construction of either school beyond completion dates between next May and July. MacMullen said the Newport Rd. school is 16 per cent ahead of its construction schedule, while the southwest school is 14 per cent ahead of schedule.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 12, 1957
Caption:
Dicken School

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 23, 1956
Caption:
A School Building Rises: This photograph shows about one-fourth of the steel framework erected on the Newport Rd. site of a $811,865 school which will house 540 elementary children in 18 classrooms when it is completed before Sept. 1, 1957. A spokesman for McComber Detroit Sales, which is erecting the steel, said the remaining framework is expected to be in place in five more working days. Footings for the school, which is near Sunset Rd. underground work and the steel are in place about six months after Architect Charles W. Lane of Ann Arbor was awarded a contract to draw plans for this school and a similar one west of the present end of Coronado Dr. in the southwest sector of the school district.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 3, 1956
Caption:
A School 'Grows': Construction work by Henry W. deKoning Construction Co. of Ann Arbor is forging "ahead of schedule" on this $811,650 Newport-Sunset Rd. elementary school, which is slated to be completed by May, 1957. With the foundation and steel beams emplaced, exterior brick work is rapidly enclosing the structure, which is "T" -shaped and 271x358 feet. The 18-classroom school will house 540 kindergarten through eight graders. The deKoning firm is also building a similar southwest school west of the end of Coronado Dr. Steel framing on this structure is expected to be up in the next few days, with completion coming by July, 1957. This latter building is said to be a month ahead of schedule. Architect Charles W. Lane of Ann Arbor headed blueprinting of the $1,622,582 worth of new grade schools.