Livonia Public Schools - Defunct Schools

Defunct Schools

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:

• John Adams (Livonia) - Closed under the 2006 Legacy Initiative—now the Perrinville Center.

• Henry Clay (Livonia) - Closed in 1982 due to declining enrollment; still used by LPS for community education classes and Livonia Little Tots.

• Cooper #3 (Westland) - Closed in 1966 when Cooper School (#4) was completed—razed in the 1990s after being abandoned for over 2 decades—now a shopping center.

• Cooper #4 (Westland) - Closed in 1991 due to discovered contamination—used for LPS storage until closing again due to arson attempts and vandalism—razed in 2005 and is currently fenced-off, but proposed for recreational development.

• Dwight D. Eisenhower (Livonia) - Closed in 1978—now the Livonia Career Technical Center.

• William H. Harrison (Livonia) - Closed in 1978—eventually razed for a senior housing complex.

• Hull (Livonia) - Closed under the 2006 Legacy Initative—last used for LPS storage—razed in August 2010—now maintained as green space.

• Jackson (Livonia) - Now the Jackson Center.

• Thomas Jefferson (Livonia) - Razed in the mid 2000's because the property was too small to be considered of value.

• Johnson #1 (Livonia) - Closed due to declining enrollment in the 1990s—Rosedale #2.

• Abraham Lincoln (Livonia) - This school has been razed and replaced by housing.

• James Madison (Livonia) - Closed in 1980—eventually razed for housing development.

• Marshall (Livonia) - Closed in 2003 due to declining enrollment—now a day care center.

• William McKinley (Livonia) - Closed under the 2006 Legacy Initative; now part of Franklin High School and used by LPS for community education classes.

• Monroe (Westland) - Closed in 1980—eventually razed for park space.

• Nankin Mills (Westland) - Closed under the 2006 Legacy Initative—now leased to Redford Union Schools as a special education center.

• Perrinville #1(Westland) - Closed in 1982—original location of the Perrinville Center until relocating to Adams in 2008—razed in February 2011 except for the historic schoolhouse—property is now green space.

• Pierson (Livonia) - Closed in 1970—now used for city and private offices.

• Rosedale #1 (Livonia) - Closed in 1979 due to declining enrollment—briefly reopened during the 1990s until it was razed in 2000 and absorbed into the park next to it.

• Stark #1 (Livonia, 1938) - Closed in 1973 due to declining enrollment-used as the Western Wayne Skills Center for several years—razed in 1999 for housing development.

• William Taft (Livonia) - Closed in 1976 and has since been leased out.

• Zachary Taylor (Livonia) - Closed under the 2006 Legacy Initative—briefly housed the Webster School after a fire occurred at their school in February 2008—sees partial use for community education classes.

• Tyler (Livonia) - Closed under the 2006 Legacy Initative—vacant until 2008 when it became the new home of the Webster after an arson fire at their school.

• Washington (Livonia) - Closed under the 2006 Legacy Initative—leased to the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools briefly to house students while renovating one of its schools—last housed the Stautzenberger Health & Fitness Institute—now vacant.

• Webster #1 (Livonia) - Severely damaged in an arson fire in February 2008 during the district's mid-winter break. Because of high financial costs to repair the school, the district reopened and renovated the former Tyler Elementary building and moved students to that school. The old Webster School has since been razed, with the property to be owned/maintained as green space.

• Woodrow Wilson (Livonia) - Closed in 1979—last housed food service and district storage—razed in the Winter of 2010—now -maintained as green space.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS (later to become MIDDLE SCHOOLS):

• Bryant (Livonia) - Closed in 1979. Last used as Bryant Center (several programs), the school was razed in the early 2000s. The land is now used for park space and sporting events.

• Emily Dickinson (Livonia) - Closed in 1980; last used as the Dickinson Center until 2010.

• Henry Ford (Westland) - Closed in 1980; present location of the Western Wayne Skills Center.

• Lowell (Westland) - Closed in 1981 due to declining enrollment. The building was leased to Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district for several years. It has since been converted to Johnson Upper Elementary School in 2006.

• Riley (Livonia) - Riley survived the phase out of the Junior High system as a Middle School. It was converted to Riley Upper Elementary School in 2006.

• Walt Whitman (Livonia) - Opened in 1956 and closed in 1978. The building was used for adult education for several years after closing. The school was razed in the 1990s and the property absorbed into the park surrounding it.

• Whittier (Westland) - Closed in 1979, but reopened as Cooper #5 in 1991 and eventually converted to Cooper Upper Elementary School in 2006.

HIGH SCHOOLS:

Bentley High School (1947-1985)

OTHER FACILITIES:

• Bryant Center - Formerly home to several programs in the district, all were relocated to the Dickinson Center in 2002.

• Dickinson Center - Formerly home to adult education programs in the district, the school closed in late August-early September 2010 due to budget constraints.