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1820

The first such structure was a diminutive log cabin constructed in 1820.

1832

Another school “house” was erected in 1832 on the east side of State Street just above North Street.

1846

Classes began to be held around 1846.

1852

With the adoption of the new state constitution in 1852, a system of free schools was inaugurated in the state.

1854

Under this new law a house was erected in Greenfield on the north side of North St just east of the first alley west of Pennsylvania St in 1854.

1855

In June of 1855 the county commissioners ordered the auditor to sell the property.

1869

At a meeting in December 1869, Rueben Riley made a motion to create a levy which would fund continued purchases of furnishings for schools.

1870

On January 26, 1870 Greenfield opened its new free school.

1879

In the spring of 1879 the first class graduated from Greenfield High School.

1908

At that time it became Riley Elementary School and in 1908 it double as the city’s public library.

1926

In 1926 a new high school structure was built on the corner of North and School Street.

1953

In 1953 Harris Elementary school was constructed.

1957

Construction began on the original Greenfield High School on December 16, 1957, shortly after the City of Greenfield was incorporated.

In 1957 a second wing was built adding six more classrooms.

1958

Though construction continued, it opened for the first day of school September 12, 1958 with an assembly in the unfinished cafeteria.

1960

High School building was constructed in 1960 on the same 24 acre lot that Harris Elementary was located.

By the late 1960’s Greenfield began to face that consolidation pressure.

1969

Forty students, representing twenty–nine families, were enrolled for the fall of 1969 and Greenfield Academy, under the leadership of Headmaster John D. Hughes, opened its doors on September 3rd for the first time in the newly renovated McDustrell’s equestrian school.

1970

It became the 4th high school structure that Greenfield has seen and in 1970 the new combined students began school in the new building.

Greenfield Academy was founded as a K–8 school and in 1970; the first eighth–grade graduates were Fuller Dibrell, Nancy Hughes, and Thomas Whitaker.

After many additions the building is still in use and is known as Greenfield Intermediate School. It was a two-story structure and at first it held 7th, 8th and 9th grades until 1970 at which time it held just 7th and 8th grades.

1972

Within the next two years Greenfield Academy became a K–12 school, and in June of 1972 the school hired its second Headmaster, Doctor George H. Bell.

1987

Greenfield School opened in the fall of 1987 with an expanded preschool program that included a program designed for two–year–olds.

2010

In 2010, a new high school was built at a cost of $41 million.

2012

Also, in 2012, a new cafeteria was built and new student parking lot were constructed on the newly acquired land.

2014

What did downtown Greenfield first look like? - September 2014

2017

In 2017 a 1/8-mile walking track was built to encourage healthy living.

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