Maccochaque School

Maccochaque School

Schools--Kansas--Kansas City
USD 500
Schools--Architecture

Black and white photo of Maccochaque Elementary School, rear and side elevations. The name "Maccochaque" is a Native American name, which means "Place of Refreshment." The original one-room frame schoolhouse was built in 1876 on the east side of Hudson near 42nd Street on Shawnee land. The school was a country school known as "District 39" and "Malvern Hill." In 1911, Maccochaque School became a part of the City of Rosedale when the city limits were extended, and construction began on a new two-story eight-room building. It was later enlarged to 12 rooms and an auditorium. In June 1958, the building and property were sold to K.U. Medical Center. Pupils from Maccochaque were transferred to the new Snow School and the Thomas A. Edison School. After the Maccochaque pupils were transferred, the school served as class room space for the K.U. Medical Center School of Practical Nursing. In the spring of 1968 the old land-mark was torn down and the property cleared for a parking lot for the K.U. Medical center.

Bill Radford

Kansas Room Special Collections

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library

1929

JPG

eng

Gelatin silver print

KSCOLL_PH_Maccochaque_01

Gelatin silver print

8 x 10 inches