City Of Madeira history

The log building burned down around 1827 and a free public school was opened in Columbia Township the same year.

Two new schools were built in 1839, a new stone school building in Madeira was constructed on McCullum Road (now Shawnee Run Road) for students that lived south of Euclid.

In 1857 the school on Miami and Galbraith for children on the north side of Euclid was replaced by the first Concord School.

. By 1870 the Madeira school population had outgrown the little stone school and it was fortunate that by then a state system of public education had been implemented in Ohio.

The Old Stone School was used until 1875 when a large two-story brick school was built on the southwest corner of Miami and Camargo Pike.

In the mid 1900's there were numerous proposals for a new city hall, but the trend toward locating some city offices in neighborhoods and the growth of interest in preserving historic buildings has led to a renewed respect with which Cincinnatians view their nineteenth century City Hall.

By 1921 the possibility of establishing a high school in Madeira was being seriously considered.

Madeira High School was launched in September 1922 with a freshman class made of the eighth-grade graduates of 1922, and the sophomore, junior and senior classes made up of students who had been attending Withrow High School on a tuition basis.

Since the first graduating class in 1923, Madeira City Schools has been known for excellence in education.

During this period Madeira became militarily occupied, following a revolt in 1931.

In 1938 the second Concord school was built father both on Montgomery Road, It later became part of the Indian Hill School District.

“Martin Strifler and Jim Perin, who run the Cub Scouts, and Norman Reeves, the Scoutmaster, did a swell job a couple of Sundays ago on a house-to-house paper drive, They gathered up to 13,000 pounds of paper…and earned their treasury $65.00.” – Sawdust & Shavings #1, January 20, 1944

In 1950 Madeira began the construction of medium-class hotels in the hotel district in Funchal to provide an affordable holiday destination to its vacationers.

Open to the public since 1953, the museum’s vast collection includes ceramic pieces and sculptures, antique furniture and a variety of works of art.

Another elementary school, Miami Hills, was completed in January 1954 in the Northern end of Madeira and housed K-6 students.

The charter form of government is approved, and, after the 1960 census, Madeira officially becomes a city under Ohio law.

In 1974 the school was renamed James C. Perin School and housed students in grades Kindergarten through fourth grade.

Around 1979 Miami Hills was renamed John F. Dumont Elementary School.

Madeira planners “proved” to the Library Board that it belonged at its present location.) Our library is built on a graveyard site. (See Early Cemeteries Madeira Milestones – 1985)

Madeira Whale Museum opened to the public in 1989 and displays the history of whale hunting in Madeira, housing life-size models of whales and dolphins, and 3D stereoscopic movies.

The 1997 MILER goes to busy, working mom

Villiers announces the MILER award winners for 1999

The community passed a bond levy in 2004 that allowed the district to build two new facilities.

Renovations to the building were made followed by a dedication and grand opening on April 23, 2006.

In 2014 the Planning Commission recommended to the school board that the MHS Commons Building wing be updated after its study that looked into current needs, usage, similar schools’ facilities, and the feasibility of renovating.