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Thomas M. Cooley High School is an abandoned high school located at the intersection of Hubbell Avenue and Chalfonte Street, on the northwest side of Detroit, Michigan. The three-story, Mediterranean Revival -style facility opened its doors on September 4, 1928.
Cooley High School, designed by Donaldson & Meier and opened in 1928, was named after former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas M. Cooley. It was constructed at a cost of $758,270, the equivalent in purchasing power to about $13,900,000 in 2024, to meet the educational needs of a rapidly growing area of Detroit.
Oct 3, 2012 · Cooley was built as the new high school. The old high school became Robert Burns Elementary School where I attended from kindergarten through 7 th grade. Cooley was named for Thomas Cooley (1824 – 1898) who was the chief justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court.
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Apr 26, 2021 · One of the city’s most architecturally attractive high schools, Motown’s Cooley was built in 1928 by the Detroit firm of Donaldson and Meier, responsible for such landmarks as The David Stott Building, St. Aloysius and Most Holy Redeemer churches, and the first section of the Penobscot Building.
Cooley High School's history dates to the late 1920s, when thousands of homes were built upon land acquired through Detroit's westernmost annexation efforts in the former Greenfield Township, and village of Strathmoor. Cooley High was constructed to accommodate a rapidly growing populace on the city's burgeoning northwest side.
Today we are exploring and documenting the three-story, Mediterranean Revival-style facility also known as Cooley High School. It opened its doors in 1928. T...
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The first unit of Thomas M. Cooley High School was completed and opened in September of 1928 a cost of $753,270. The school was an architectural masterpiece, designed by the firm of Donaldson & Meier in the Spanish Baroque style with orange Flemish-bond brick and ornamental terracotta features.
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