E. A. Christy

	E. A. Christy E. A. Christy was an American architect who designed more than 50 public schools, as well as fire stations and other works. He also designed numerous expansions of existing schools. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He was born Edgar Angelo Christy. He was the New Orleans Parish School Board's architect from 1911 to 1940. In 2005, 48 of his schools were still in use. New Orleans, during the Progressive Era The Progressive Era (1890s–1920s) was a period in the United States characterized by multiple social and political reform efforts. Reformers during this era, known as progressivism in the United States, Progressives, sought to address iss ..., under Mayor Martin Behrman addressed the great shortage of schools in the city, starting from a point where only 30 percent of children were enrolled in schools, and those in the few overcrowded schools in the city (63 white and 9 black). "As school board architect from 1911 to 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin , which derives from the Greek (''-'', chief + , builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from location to location. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialised training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a Occupational licensing, license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	National Register Of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Historic districts in the United States, districts, and objects deemed worthy of Historic preservation, preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". The enactment of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing property, contributing resources within historic district (United States), historic districts. For the most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior. Its goals are to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	New Orleans Parish School Board The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), branded as NOLA Public Schools, governs the Public school (government funded), public school system that serves New Orleans, Louisiana. It includes the entirety of Orleans Parish, Coterminous municipality, coterminous with the city of New Orleans. In the 2024-25 school year, OPSB currently governs 67 of the 74 public schools located in Orleans Parish including 1 direct-run school (The Leah Chase School) and 65 Charter schools in the United States, Charter Schools operated by 31 non-profit Charter management organization, Charter Management Organizations. Though the Orleans Parish School Board has retained ownership of all the assets of the New Orleans Public Schools system, including all school buildings, over 90% of students attending publicly-funded schools post-Hurricane Katrina, Katrina in Orleans Parish attended charter schools.''New Orleans District Moves To An All-Charter System.'' https://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/05/30/317374739/n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]