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Sandstone School bathed in light
Afternoon sunshine helps showcase the rich tones at the old Sandstone school, which was constructed with local sandstone in the Richardson Romanesque style with massive arches and bastions in 1901, and later rebuilt after a fire in 1909 destroyed the interior.
Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News | Read more about 'The Rock' in Sandstone
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Tea party guests
Special guests at a recent tea party for children relax in an activity room at the Glencoe Public Library. The library, which moved to its current location in 2010, is located on the second floor of the Glencoe City Center.
Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News | Read more about the Glencoe City Center
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Sandstone School bathed in light
Afternoon sunshine helps showcase the rich tones at the old Sandstone school, which was constructed with local sandstone in the Richardson Romanesque style with massive arches and bastions in 1901, and later rebuilt after a fire in 1909 destroyed the interior.
Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News | Read more about 'The Rock' in Sandstone
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Sandstone School; closed and boarded
The impressive Sandstone school structure currently sits vacant and serves as backdrop for modest residential homes. It's been closed and boarded up for many years.
Ann Arbor Miller for MPR News | Read more about 'The Rock' in Sandstone