Lansing Boys Vocational School - Revision history

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	==History==		==History==
	~~The~~ juvenile offenders and ~~vocational school once occupied~~ 30 acres ~~just east~~ of ~~Eastern High~~ School. ~~Now~~, the ~~only building remaining is~~ a ~~field house~~. ~~The~~ school was ~~established~~ in ~~1856~~, ~~housing thousands~~ of boys ~~at a time~~, and ~~closed in 1972~~. ~~The campus~~ of ~~cottages~~ and ~~vocational facilities was razed~~.		Michigan's Legislature appropriated money to build a "house of correction for juvenile offenders" in 1855 and passed an act establishing the Michigan State Reform School. Lansing citizens donated 30 acres of land about a mile from the Capitol, which was supplemented by 195 acres purchased by the state. The institution was built on North Pennsylvania Avenue and called the Industrial School for Boys.

			The first student was enrolled Sept. 2, 1856. Enrollment a year later totaled 54 boys and 8 girls. After the 8th girl, it was decided to exclude young women for "obvious reasons." Originally the boys did farm labor in addition to their class work. Gradually the curriculum was changed to vocational guidance courses with classes in baking, hand weaving, shoe making, printing, carpentry, painting and other trades.

			By 1917, the school population had risen to 800, thanks in part to the decision to take in orphans and giving them a place to live. In the 1920's the school grounds included a barber, bowling alley, cobbler shop, fieldhouse, hospital, power plant, and tailor shop. They also had a 35-piece band that became popular throughout the state, but was dissolved when the depression hit. In 1964, the population had been cut in half – only 400 boys were now enrolled.

			It carried on for a few more years, then in the summer of 1972, Governor Milliken announced its closing, citing it as being inadequate for the boys of the 1970s. After closing in January 1973, the remaining boys were shipped to Whitmore Lake and Adrian. Almost all the buildings were torn down, all except for the fieldhouse, which is the only school building still standing. Chunks of land were sold and the site now contains a subdivision, Eastern High, and Lansing Catholic High.


	==Images==		==Images==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:~~Lansing Boys Memorial 1~~.~~jpg~~		File:MIlansingschl1970s.png
	File:~~Lansing Boys Memorial 2~~.~~jpg~~		File:MIlansingschlPC.png
	File:~~MIlansing1898~~.~~jpg~~\| ''1898''		File:MIlansingschlPC1.png
	File:~~MIlansing1906~~.~~jpg~~\| ''1906''		File:MIlansingschlPC2.png
	File:~~MIlansing1913~~.~~jpg~~\| ''~~1913~~''		File:MIlansingschl1898.png\| '''1898'''
	File:~~MIlansing1951~~.~~jpg~~\| ''~~1951~~''		File:MIlansingschl1906.png\| '''1906'''
			File:MIlansingschl1926.png\|'''1926'''
			File:MIlansingschl1953.png\| '''1953'''
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Squad546 at 04:39, 26 March 2014

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	The juvenile offenders and vocational school once occupied 30 acres just east of Eastern High School. Now, the only building remaining is a field house. The school was established in 1856, housing thousands of boys at a time, and closed in 1972. The campus of cottages and vocational facilities was razed.		The juvenile offenders and vocational school once occupied 30 acres just east of Eastern High School. Now, the only building remaining is a field house. The school was established in 1856, housing thousands of boys at a time, and closed in 1972. The campus of cottages and vocational facilities was razed.

			==Images==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:Lansing Boys Memorial 1.jpg		File:Lansing Boys Memorial 1.jpg

Squad546 at 04:18, 12 October 2013

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	File:Lansing Boys Memorial 1.jpg		File:Lansing Boys Memorial 1.jpg
	File:Lansing Boys Memorial 2.jpg		File:Lansing Boys Memorial 2.jpg
			File:MIlansing1898.jpg\| ''1898''
			File:MIlansing1906.jpg\| ''1906''
			File:MIlansing1913.jpg\| ''1913''
			File:MIlansing1951.jpg\| ''1951''
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M-Explorer at 18:27, 27 September 2013

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	The juvenile offenders and vocational school once occupied 30 acres just east of Eastern High School. Now, the only building remaining is a field house. The school was established in 1856, housing thousands of boys at a time, and closed in 1972. The campus of cottages and vocational facilities was razed.		The juvenile offenders and vocational school once occupied 30 acres just east of Eastern High School. Now, the only building remaining is a field house. The school was established in 1856, housing thousands of boys at a time, and closed in 1972. The campus of cottages and vocational facilities was razed.

			<gallery>
			File:Lansing Boys Memorial 1.jpg
			File:Lansing Boys Memorial 2.jpg
			</gallery>

	[[Category:Michigan]]		[[Category:Michigan]]
	[[Category:Cottage Plan]]		[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
	[[Category:Demolished Institution]]		[[Category:Demolished Institution]]

Squad546 at 05:56, 8 December 2012

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	[[Category:Michigan]]		[[Category:Michigan]]
	[[Category:Cottage Plan]]		[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
	[[Category:~~Active~~ Institution]]		[[Category:Demolished Institution]]

Squad546 at 05:55, 8 December 2012

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	{{infobox institution		{{infobox institution
	\| name = Lansing Boys Vocational School		\| name = Lansing Boys Vocational School
	\| image =		\| image = MIlansing.png
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| established =		\| established = 1856
	\| construction_began =		\| construction_began =
	\| construction_ended =		\| construction_ended =
	\| opened =~~1856~~		\| opened =
	\| closed = ~~1960-1970~~		\| closed = 1972
	\| demolished =		\| demolished =
	\| current_status = ~~closed~~		\| current_status = [[Demolished Institution\|Demolished]]
	\| building_style =		\| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions\|Cottage Plan]]
	\| architect(s) =		\| architect(s) =
	\| location = Lansing ~~Michigan~~		\| location = Lansing, MI
	\| architecture_style =		\| architecture_style =
	\| peak_patient_population =		\| peak_patient_population =
	\| alternate_names = Industrial School for Boys at Lansing		\| alternate_names = <br>
			*Industrial School for Boys at Lansing
			*Michigan Reform School
	}}		}}

	History		==History==
	~~Also known as~~ the ~~Industrial~~ school ~~for boys this facility opened~~ in 1856 ~~and severed as~~ a ~~home, skilled trades training~~, and ~~educational facility for boys until sometime~~ in ~~the late 60-70's. Access to early data on the school can be found here [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp~~.~~39015071269032?urlappend=%3Bseq=3]as part of an open source book collection held by the HathiTrust Digital Library.~~ The ~~books is from 1902 and contains pictures and text about the daily life~~ of ~~the school, it's students,~~ and ~~how the facility~~ was ~~run~~.		The juvenile offenders and vocational school once occupied 30 acres just east of Eastern High School. Now, the only building remaining is a field house. The school was established in 1856, housing thousands of boys at a time, and closed in 1972. The campus of cottages and vocational facilities was razed.


			[[Category:Michigan]]
			[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
			[[Category:Active Institution]]

Evilavatar at 16:21, 1 June 2011

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	Also known as the Industrial school for boys this facility opened in 1856 and severed a home, skilled trades training, and educational facility for boys until sometime in the late 60-70's. Access to early data on the school can be found here [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015071269032?urlappend=%3Bseq=3]as part of an open source book collection held by the HathiTrust Digital Library. The books is from 1902 and contains pictures and text about the daily life of the school, it's students, and how the facility was run.
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			\| name = Lansing Boys Vocational School
			\| image =
			\| image_size =
			\| alt =
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			\| construction_ended =
			\| opened =1856
			\| closed = 1960-1970
			\| demolished =
			\| current_status = closed
			\| building_style =
			\| architect(s) =
			\| location = Lansing Michigan
			\| architecture_style =
			\| peak_patient_population =
			\| alternate_names = Industrial School for Boys at Lansing
			}}

			History
			Also known as the Industrial school for boys this facility opened in 1856 and severed as a home, skilled trades training, and educational facility for boys until sometime in the late 60-70's. Access to early data on the school can be found here [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015071269032?urlappend=%3Bseq=3]as part of an open source book collection held by the HathiTrust Digital Library. The books is from 1902 and contains pictures and text about the daily life of the school, it's students, and how the facility was run.

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Also known as the Industrial school for boys this facility opened in 1856 and severed a home, skilled trades training, and educational facility for boys until sometime in the late 60-70's. Access to early data on the school can be found here [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015071269032?urlappend=%3Bseq=3]as part of an open source book collection held by the HathiTrust Digital Library. The books is from 1902 and contains pictures and text about the daily life of the school, it's students, and how the facility was run.