Kenner High School, Old - Kenner, LA
N 29° 58.482 W 090° 15.153
15R E 765103 N 3319158
Located on Third St. in Kenner, this large, vacant school was listed on the Register in 2008.
Waymark Code: WM7QE5
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2009
Views: 3
Vacant school, located on Third St. (Reverend Richard Wilson). Large school, appeared to be in solid condition. Was boarded up, but the exterior was clean. Grounds were slightly overgrown, but not bad. I found 2 good sources of history, from the State Register page, listed as secondary, and a Kenner City Historical Marker, located at the front entrance.
The Marker states:
Designed by William T. Nolan, Kenner High School was the first school to be located in the City of Kenner. Originally opened for grades K-12, the school was transformed into a junior high school in 1955. The school also served as a cultural gathering place during the annual Mardi Gras season when the Krewe Of Kenner held court in the school's auditorium. Kenner High School graduated numerous political figures including Mayors, Council members and Parish Presidents.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Listed February 7, 2008.
From the Register page, it states briefly:
Kenner High School was the first school to be built in the City of Kenner. It originally offered all
grades, becoming a junior high in the late 1950s. Because the building is beneath the flight path of the
nearby Lewis Armstrong International Airport, in 1993 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bought
the property as part of the 1990 FAA Noise Abatement Program. In February 1995, a land swap between
the City of Kenner and the FAA saved the school from demolition. The municipal government now owns the
building and plans to restore it for use as city offices. All believe that listing the building on the National
Register will assist the city government in obtaining grants for the restoration.
Street address: 1601 Reverend Richard Wilson Third St. Kenner, LA USA 70062
County / Borough / Parish: Jefferson
Year listed: 2008
Historic (Areas of) Significance: ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Education. Sub - School
Current function: Vacant - Not In Use
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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