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The museum was founded in 1910 under the name Grand Rapids Art Gallery, which was soon altered to its present name. Initially based in a former residence at 230 Fulton Street, it moved to the historic Federal Building on Pearl Street in 1981. In 2004, construction began on a new green museum building, which was to be LEED certified.
The Grand Rapids Public Schools is a public school district serving Grand Rapids, Michigan . Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) is Michigan's eight largest public school district. [1] It is also the third-largest employer in the City of Grand Rapids. GRPS serves nearly 14,557 students with 2,700 employees, including 1,400 teachers.
Grand Rapids Junior College was established on September 21, 1914, after University of Michigan faculty passed a resolution encouraging the establishment of junior colleges in Michigan. Grand Rapids Junior College was the first junior college in Michigan. The college operated out of Central High School, 421 Fountain St. NE, until 1924.
The West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology ( WMCAT) is a not-for-profit education and training facility in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. WMCAT opened in 2005 with 8,477 sq. ft. (since expanded to 12,414 sq. ft.) of renovated former Jacobson's department store space earning a LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ...
The Grand Rapids Public Museum, located on the bank of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is among the oldest history museums in the United States. It was founded in 1854 as the " Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History ". [1] In 1971, the Public Museum became the first museum to be accredited by the American Association of Museums.
Michigan State Historic Site. Innovation Central High School, founded in 1911 as Central High School, [2] is a public high school located at 421 Fountain Street NE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [3] The high school offers classes for grades 9–12. The school colors are Gold and Black, and the school mascot is the Ram.
Catholic Central High School is a college preparatory high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Athletics [ edit ] Catholic Central High School's "Cougars" compete in the Ottawa-Kent Conference .
Description. Heritage Hill is adjacent to downtown Grand Rapids and is the city's oldest residential district. Its 1,300 homes date from 1843 and represent Michigan's largest and finest concentration of nineteenth and early twentieth-century houses. Nearly every style of American architecture, from Greek Revival to Prairie is represented.