The Denham Springs Collegiate Institute was a school founded by a group of
Denham Springs, Louisiana
Denham Springs is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2010 U.S. census placed the population at 10,215, up from 8,757 at the 2000 U. S. census. At the 2020 United States census, 9,286 people lived in the city. The city ...
residents in 1895.
The Institute included a large meeting hall and a smaller wooden framed building. It had a four-year curriculum. The Institute was located on the site of the existing First Presbyterian Church on North College Drive.
In 1908, the board gave the Institute buildings and its property to the
Denham Springs public school system. Shortly thereafter, a two-story brick building was erected on the same site. This was the beginning of Denham Springs High School.
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MAP360 degree photo of area near original site
Defunct schools in Louisiana
Education in Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Collegiate Institute A collegiate institute is an institution that provides either secondary or post-secondary education, dependent on where the term is used. In Canada, the term is used to describe institutions that provide secondary education, while the word is used ...
1895 establishments in Louisiana
Educational institutions established in 1895
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