Monroe Eley

Monroe F Welle, age 110s, Houston, TX View Details

Locations: Houston TX Possible Relatives: Barbara W Kremenezky, Barbara A Welle, Christine Welle

Elley Monroe, Cleveland, TX View Details

Locations: Cleveland TX Possible Relatives: Francis Lorraine Monroe, Harold James Monroe, William R R Monroe

Monroe Elementary School Historic District

The Monroe Elementary School Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2read more...015. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 10 resources, which included one contributing building, one contributing site, three contributing objects, two non-contributing buildings, and three non-contributing objects. The school building was completed in 1961 in a neighborhood of small ranch-style houses from the same era. Designed by the Cedar Rapids architectural firm of Brown & Healey, it was one of seven schools built as a result of a bond referendum in 1959. It was necessitated by a roughly 70% increase in enrollment between 1950 and 1960. The single story, brick building features long and wide corridors, low ceiling heights, extensive use of glazing, exposed trusses, and deep overhangs. The building retains historical integrity, while the other school buildings built at this time in Cedar Rapids do not. Two basketball hoops and a fire engine-shaped piece of playground equipment are the contributing objects. The non-contributing buildings are two temporary classrooms, three pieces of playground equipment are the non-contributing objects. It ceased being a school building in 2011.read less...

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site was established in Topeka, Kansas, on October 26, 1992, by the United States Congress to commemorate the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court read more...in the case Brown v. Board of Education aimed at ending racial segregation in public schools. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and, as such, violated the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees all citizens "equal protection of the laws."read less...

Monroe Elementary School

There are a number of Elementary schools named Monroe Elementary School:Monroe Elementary School Monroe Elementary School, NRHP-nominated and possibly NRHP-listed Monroe Elementary School Monroe Eleread more...mentary School Monroe Elementary School Monroe Elementary School read less...