Hutch Post, in partnership with Steve Harmon and the Conard-Harmon Collection, is proud to present Throwback Thursday. Enjoy a weekly release from Steve Harmon as he presents the "Hutch - Then & Now Collection."
STEVE HARMON
Hutch Post Contributor
Today's "Throwback Thursday Collection" takes us to the corner of 16th Avenue and Plum on the east side.
In 1905, Mattie Hoke began the Apostolic Holiness Bible School at 215 E. 4th. It grew to become the two-year Bresee Nazarene Theological College and by 1926, they built a new building at 600 E. 16th. The first photo shows that building at completion.
It was well-attended in the 1930s and merged with the Bethany College of Oklahoma City, but by 1940, attendance had fallen off and the school here closed.
In 1962, the city school system bought the property and built a dormitory on the east edge of the property.
In 1967, U.S.D. 308 built a new administration center here. The second photo shows the property and the building today, now addressed as 1520 N. Plum Street, still the administration center and still owned by U.S.D. 308.
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Throwback Thursday is brought to you by:
Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce
STRATACA Kansas Underground Salt Museum