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Alice E. Carlson Elementary School
3320 W. Cantey St. - 1926; 1935; 1953; 2004 (RTHL, SAL)
This school opened for students as a four classroom building on September
15, 1926. Wiley G. Clarkson was the architect and the school was
constructed by A.J. Howard. The school is brown brick with a red clay
tiled hipped roof. A sloped parapet wall marks the entry. The
style of the building is Mission Revival. The school was named after
Alice E. Carlson, the first woman to serve on the Fort Worth school board.
When the building was named after her, she was Vice-President of the board.
She passed away shortly after the school opened. In 1935, the school
was enlarged as a part of the Works Progress Administration. This
addition was designed by Joseph R. Pelich and was constructed by Harry
Friedman. This addition added wings to the central building, making it
an "E" shaped school. In 1953, an 8 classroom addition added another
wing to the east. It was built by M.W. Bogart Construction Co. and it
matched the other parts of the building. In 2004, a gymnasium building
was added to the campus on the west side. The architect for this
addition was Gideon Toal. This gymnasium matches the original
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