OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER FOR THE ECKSTEIN SCHOOL

In 2011 the Ohio Historical Society approved Glendale’s application for a Historical Marker to commemorate the Eckstein School.

The following text was approved for the marker.

ECKSTEIN SCHOOL 1915-1958

Eckstein Elementary School operated on this site from 1915 to 1958, serving Glendale’s Negro children from Kindergarten through eighth grade. The school was named in honor of Eleanor Eckstein, who taught the children at various locations in the village during the time of segregation in America. Upon completing eighth grade, Eckstein School’s students were integrated with their white counterparts in grades nine through twelve at Congress Avenue School. The Eckstein School building evolved from a single family dwelling into its present structure through a series of expansions, the last of which was the addition of the gymnasium in 1928. In the mid-1950s Glendale became a part of the Princeton School District. A new consolidated high school opened in 1958, the Congress Avenue School became Glendale Elementary, and Eckstein was closed. This commemorative text was composed by alumni of the Eckstein School.

VILLAGE OF GLENDALE

THE OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The OHS marker was installed close to the front sidewalk between the Eckstein driveway and the gymnasium building. The Eckstein plaque, which was located just inside the main door of the school, was mounted on a low inclined stone centered in front of the OHS marker. The Burchenal plaque, which was also located inside the main door of the school, was mounted on the front of the gymnasium part of the building about 8 feet up from the ground and centered beneath the shield with the inscription 1928.