Indianapolis Public School #84, Joseph Bingham School, 440 East 57th Street

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   kassie ritman on March 18, 2013 at 10:26 am

   Does anyone have info re the history of why this building is named the Joseph Bingham School ?

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     Suzanne Stanis on April 23, 2013 at 9:16 am

     From files in the library of Indiana Landmarks, we know that Joseph J. Bingham was a member of the first Indianapolis School Board. Bingham used his influence to improve lighting and heating conditions in schools in the late 1800s.

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   kassie on April 23, 2013 at 2:58 pm

   I’m sure many of us have benefited then from his actions (especially on sweltering August afternoons!)
   Thanks for chasing this down
   Kassie aka “Mom”

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   R. John Freese [Jack] on May 28, 2016 at 3:22 pm

   Attended PS 84 from 2nd grade [1940?] through 8th [As a “traffic boy” Miss Dorothea Galley was my HR teacher; Mrs. Scott was Principal?]. Lived in rental near 54th and Broadway then. Then off to Broad Ripple HS — college; Korea and USAF; so very long ago! Anybody else remember those “good-ol’-days?? Thanks for the memories… Now retired and living in Greeley Colorado. PS 84 was a “good” school, and I later found that I was well-prepared for high school and college afterward.

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   Sandy adams on June 11, 2019 at 1:36 pm

   I found a 2nd grade class picture from Indianapolis School #84. School year 1983-84. I’m not from Indy, so thought I’d put it out there just in case. 😊

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