CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation Commission, tasked with advising the city on preservation issues, is sending a letter to the City Council, encouraging options to save Harrison Elementary School. “We strongly encourage and implore City Council to advocate for the consideration of all options torenovate and reuse this building,” the letter […]
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Costs for new school to replace Harrison...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Touted costs-savings to replace the structurally sound and architecturally significant Harrison Elementary with a new school have already proven greatly exaggerated. The Cedar Rapids Community School District’s Master Facility Plan Oversight Committee was told at its Dec. 18, 2023, meeting that the estimated cost had grown to $33.8 million, well over […]
Weekend Photo Gallery: Harrison garden b...
The weather remained brisk for mid-April, but the sun was shining this weekend as Eastern Iowans helped Matthew 25 build a school garden at Harrison Elementary in Cedar Rapids and celebrated the grand opening of Wickiup Hill Learning Center’s $3.8 million expansion near Toddville. The expansion added 2,200-square-feet of exhibit space among other amenities. See […]