Educational Hall A Private School Among the Orange Trees of Florida. Mount Dora, Florida: Among the Mountains

Mount Dora, Florida: [Educational Hall], c1912. First Edition, First Printing. Folded Brochure.

Tri-folded brochure 3.25 by 6.25 inches opening to 10 inches, with a photograph of Educational Hall and descriptive promotional text with a fee schedule.

Unrecorded in institutions [OCLC/WorldCat].

Age-toned, modest hand-soiling and darkening along the front fold.

A Good Collectible Item. Item #16537

Background Information:
The first private school in Mount Dora was located in the home of Margaret Lewis. She became the first teacher in Educational Hall, as soon as it was established.

In 1912, a group of concerned citizens formed the Mount Dora Education Society. The fundraising efforts of James W. Simpson and W.F. Warden resulted in $1,500 which was used to erect this building in 1912 as a private school for winter visitors. It was named Educational Hall, and served students here until 1923, when the public school's quality was improved sufficiently to handle the needs of the children. The building became the home of the Mount Dora Public Library.
 
Charles Edgerton bought the vacated building, intending to sell it to the city when it had enough money. The library was moved from the basement to the upstairs, and on February 6, 1929, the city bought it. Later, when a new library was needed, the city rejected the idea of tearing it down and replacing it on the same site, because of a lack of adequate parking.

Price: $85.00