Then and Now Photo Project, Maggie Rogers '16
The Memorial Schoolhouse
A Worthy and Enduring Monument
Curated by School Archivist Valerie Simpson, this slideshow focuses on the history of Memorial Schoolhouse, completed in 1923. Designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, the classroom building was designed to serve as a lasting monument honoring those alumni and faculty who served in WWI.
Over the last few years, Memorial Schoolhouse’s slate roof was replaced and its gilded cupola renovated. It most recently received a major restoration in the 2019-2020 school year.
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Post-WWI Casualties, Memorial Hall
Assembly Sketch by Tripp West '92
Study Hall c.1990 Keegan
Staircase 1968
Archer Harman conducts Assembly, 1966
Classroom Frivolity c.1965
Memorial Hall Service mid 1960s
Memorial Hall Exterior Steps 1960s
Memorial Hall Worn Exterior Doorstep
Fifth-form voices, Assembly,1965
Assembly - space flight demonstration, 1965
First-floor cassroom, c.1964, William Prescott Jr. '53
Assembly Science Demonstration c.1963
Mr. Hersey's Pie Race Assembly, 1963
Rev. Buell Conducts Assembly, 1959
Class in the Study Hall, 1959
Second Floor Classroom 1959, Chris Corkery
Third Floor Classroom 1959, Ted Hersey
Sam Ross Jr. Tidying Classroom, 1959
Assembly Award Group, 1959
Study Hall Exam, 1956
Study Hall Exam, 1954
Memorial Portraits Display, 1950s
Photo Portraits Gathered-Red & White October 7, 1953
6 of 29 Alumni Casualties of World War II were from Class of 1940
Charles Congdon '40 (Senior Prefect) Died Feb. 18, 1945
Congdon at SG in his Soccer Uniform, 1939
Congdon at SG wearing his Plaid Tie, c.1940
WWII Plaque Added to Memorial Hall
3rd Floor Chemistry Lab, c1942
3rd Floor Physics Class, c1937
Southern Exterior with the Chapel, 1935
W. B. Cumings '18--Died June 30, 1918
R. C. Fairfield '17 - Died January 27, 1918
W. S. Ely '13--Died January 2, 1918
P. N. Rhinelander '13, Died September 26, 1918
C. C. Robinson'13--Died June 6, 1918
R. W. Hoskier '14--Died April 23, 1917
N. J. Merrill SG Faculty 1914-17--Died February 7, 1919
M. Ward '12--Died October 18, 1918
E. B. Wall '12--Died December 5, 1918
A. Rodgers Jr. '11--Died October 23, 1918
G. Ward '11--Died December 17, 1918
W. B. Dixon '11--Died October 17, 1918
Center Panel Inscription by Leonard Bacon, Class of 1905
H. B. Palmer '06--Died November 12, 1917
H. C. Kimball '07--Died April 9, 1917
G. H. Fuller '09--Died February 24, 1915
T. D. Wheeler '10--Died September 6, 1918
WWI Memorial Carved Oak Panels, Memorial Hall, 1923
Pristine New Study Hall, 1923
Landscaping Completed, 1923
Dedication of the Memorial Schoolhouse reported in The Dragon, January 1923
Dedication Program, January 13, 1923
Building Progress, 1922 Lance
Scaffolding c.1922 Diman
Nearing Completion, 1922 Lance
Story of the Building, The Red and White, January 13,1923
The Red and White's Building Dedication Edition Cover, January 13, 1923
'Memorial Lake,' Alumni Bulletin, June 1920
Cornerstone Ceremony June 17, 1921
Cornerstone Workmen, June 17, 1921
Mr. Cabot's Appeal for Funds, 1919 Lance
Building Model Out on a Table, c.1921
SG Service Flag WWI c.1918 Auchincloss Gym
WWI Roll of Honour by Violet Oakley, 1919
Mr. Cabot, Shepherd of the Memorial Building Project
Architects' Sketch, 1920 Lance
First and Second Floor Plans, 1920 Lance
Prayer for Graduates in Service 1919 Lance
WWI Student Battalion, Then and Now Photo Project, Maggie Rogers '16
