Showing posts with label Loucks School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loucks School. Show all posts
Friday, August 17, 2012
Goodbye to the old Loucks School 1914 - 2012
About one-third of the Loucks School building is currently being demolished, leaving about 55,000 square feet for use by the Quest Charter Academy High School. The part being demolished is the oldest section of the building, which was built in 1914. The new high school should be a good look for the neighborhood. (click images to enlarge). Hat tip to Bree for the photos.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
UPDATED: Construction on the new Quest Charter Academy has NOT begun
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| Photos taken today, back/front Loucks on left, back/front Columbia on right. |
School starts back at Quest Charter Academy in just a little over a month and it looks like construction is finally underway they are doing some work on the roof.
Quest is slated to make improvements on a portion of Loucks and the old Columbia School this summer. The work was reportedly scheduled to begin after the school year ended in June and is scheduled to be completed by August 16, 2012, in time for school's first high school class.
For the 2012-2013 school year 5th – 6th grade students at Quest will move to the Columbia School building at 2612 N. Bootz Ave; while the 7th - 9th graders will attend school in the Loucks building.
The plan is to demolish about 25,000 square feet, leaving about 55,000 square feet for school use. The part of Loucks scheduled for demolition is in the oldest section of the building (shown in the photo above), which was built in 1914. (click images to enlarge)
District 150 sold the two buildings to Peoria County for $300,000. The County sold the buildings to Quest. The County also extended a $500,000 line of credit to the Quest board to make repairs on the building. Quest's board members were reportedly scheduled to vote on issuing bids for demolition and improvements immediately after receiving the funds. A quick review of the website for the Quest Board did not clearly indicate what date that meeting would be held.
Quest is slated to make improvements on a portion of Loucks and the old Columbia School this summer. The work was reportedly scheduled to begin after the school year ended in June and is scheduled to be completed by August 16, 2012, in time for school's first high school class.
For the 2012-2013 school year 5th – 6th grade students at Quest will move to the Columbia School building at 2612 N. Bootz Ave; while the 7th - 9th graders will attend school in the Loucks building.
The plan is to demolish about 25,000 square feet, leaving about 55,000 square feet for school use. The part of Loucks scheduled for demolition is in the oldest section of the building (shown in the photo above), which was built in 1914. (click images to enlarge)
District 150 sold the two buildings to Peoria County for $300,000. The County sold the buildings to Quest. The County also extended a $500,000 line of credit to the Quest board to make repairs on the building. Quest's board members were reportedly scheduled to vote on issuing bids for demolition and improvements immediately after receiving the funds. A quick review of the website for the Quest Board did not clearly indicate what date that meeting would be held.
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