Linwood
Linwood School
Linwood Blvd. & Woodland Ave.
What was referred to as a Lane was actually a dirt road and, sitting beside that Road, was a small building. Surrounding the building was a neighborhood of a few homes in rural Jackson County. For necessary neighborhood meetings the folks living in the area would ride their horses or take their wagons to the meeting. The more affluent would ride in their buggies but all tied their horses to the fence posts.
That was in 1880 when Kansas City was very young and the small building was named ―County School number 6‖ with 25 students enrolled.
In 1890, with its rapid movement southward, the City annexed the land and on April 12, the Kansas City School District annexed the little school which sat next to a 20 acre apple orchard. The school was on the corner of what is now Linwood Boulevard and Woodland Avenue and the chosen name became Linwood School.
Who would ever have thought that someday, Carole Eikost would attend the Linwood School? In 1890 her Grandparents weren‘t old enough to get married.
As was the case with all Kansas City schools, growth was imminent and very soon, Linwood School rented a storeroom on 31st and Vine and a room at a nearby Presbyterian Church. In the fall of 1890, construction began on an eight room brick building, one-third of the architects design. Later, the two additional wings were added, making the school a 24 classroom building.
Starting in 1880 with 25 students, the school grew to an enrollment of 1039 students by 1923.