After
discussions, petitions, votes and formal notices, the newly organized Central
School District Board of Education announced the location for the new school
building. North Main Street across from the Reformed Church, on lots occupied
by James Grant and family and John Flagg and family.
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| Main Street homes of James Grant and John Flagg Interlaken Historical Society photo collection #1487 |
The May 6, 1935 snippet related the dedication of the cornerstone for the new school building.
What is interesting are the actual locations of buildings prior to the dedication.
The new building is set back quite a ways from Main Street.
The huge front
yard of the current school once held two homes, and a number of out buildings.
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| Layered map created by the author to show locations of former buildngs. Google Earth and Sanborn Fire map. |
The green and grays of the map
are current buildings, lawns and roadways. The yellow drawings are from the
1930 Sanborn map of that section of Main Street. As shown the Flagg home is on
the North edge of the school property while the Grant home is centered in the
front lawn. Map created by the author.
By layering the
two maps, the location of the homes and barns can be seen in front of the
current building.
Notices appeared
in the Interlaken Review throughout the Spring and Summer of 1935. On March 30,
1935, the Flagg barn was sold. A week later, April 8, the Grant barn went on
the block. “The Flagg barn and outbuildings, and also a chicken house formerly
on the Grant premises, will be sold at auction by the Central School Board at
10:00 o’clock Saturday morning, March 30…on the new school site.” [March 22,
1935 Interlaken Review]
“The Grant barn
on the new school site offered at auction Monday morning…was sold to Frank
Wright for $48., the garage going to LeGrande Cooper for $26. About a week
previously the Flagg barn was struck off for $45 to the Fox Brothers of
Townsendville, who have since removed the structure.” [Interlaken Review,
4/1/1935]
Notices were
printed in the paper later in the summer for the August 26, 1935 auction of the
houses themselves. The Notice of Sale listed the conditions, “all heating,
plumbing and electric light fixtures as well as the …dwelling.” “It is
understood that the purchaser of the Grant dwelling shall remove said dwelling
and fixtures to the foundation within twenty-one days…and shall leave the
premises free from old board, timbers…” “…the purchaser of the Flagg home will
not remove any portion thereof until the 1st day of October,
1935…shall entirely remove said Flagg dwelling and fixtures within twenty-one
days from Oct. 1, 1935…”
It would seem
the Flagg dwelling was being used as offices during the construction.
The auction took
place and under the headline, “Interlaken Central School Sells Houses” the
report was printed. “The Grant house went under the hammer for $510, and was
purchased by Wirt Frost, of Trumansburg. The Flagg house was struck off to W. Brinkerhoff of Lodi Center. The bid was $95.” [Interlaken Review September,
1935]
Once the new
school was in use, the old brick building just up the street was torn down.
Dewitt’s Diary, August 26, 1933-1936
Saturday, August 26, 1933
We went through
Watkins Glen last night. The water was sure high.
Clean and north
wind today.
40 persons were
killed along the coast by storms.
Sunday, August 26, 1934 No entry
Monday, August 26, 1935
Took Lorraine to
Spencer today.
Edna stopped to
see Minnie.
Wednesday, August 26, 1936
Cloudy and a few
drops of rain. Plowing today.
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