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of burgeoning growth after its name change in 1903, and it necessitated a larger school building. The citizens of
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An inscription with the school's name, "Bettendorf School," was removed from below the second-floor line in 1917 when its name was changed. The inscription, "Washington School," was removed from the upper pavilion front around 1961. They were both filled in with brick of a different color from the
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The 1923 addition reflected changing school design from that era, while it attempted to match the lines and design of the original building. It was slightly shorter and had an identical elevation plan. Its main differences were the yellow brick that was used above the foundation level, and it had
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Bettendorf Fine Arts Park Board Annex. It was later renamed the Bettendorf Museum, and then the Bettendorf Children's Museum. It became the Family Museum after its merger with the Center for the
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Bettendorf Junior High School in 1951, and sixth grade was moved there in 1963.
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six-window bands that ran the length of each floor of the building. The rear wall of the addition replicated the rear wall of the original building with the exception of the entrance at ground level, both of the three window sets were vertically aligned, and corner
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