Eleanor Roosevelt High School
411 East 76th Street | Lenox Hill | built 1950
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1922
A two-story garage goes up on East 76th Street, later a Sotheby's warehouse
A two-story garage is built in 1922 at what is now 411 East 76th Street, and upper floors are added later. Over the following decades the building holds automotive and manufacturing businesses, and its last commercial use is as a warehouse for the auction house Sotheby's.
Source: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
- 2002
Carolyn Maloney leads a grassroots effort to create Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Eleanor Roosevelt High School opens in September 2002 as a public school in District 2. Council Member Ben Kallos later credits Carolyn Maloney with getting it started by leading a grassroots effort to secure its location and funding. The school, now at 411 East 76th Street, has over 500 students by 2020.
Source: benkallos.com
- 2002
The School Construction Authority converts the former warehouse into a high school
In 2002-03 the city's School Construction Authority converts the old garage and Sotheby's warehouse at 411 East 76th Street into a school building. The commercial structure becomes the home of Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
Source: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
- 2020
A $212,000 library renovation is celebrated at Eleanor Roosevelt High School
On March 6, 2020, Council Member Ben Kallos and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney cut the ribbon on the renovated school library at 411 East 76th Street. The $212,000 project, paid from Kallos's discretionary budget, brings LED lighting, new flooring, new technology and podcasting equipment. Kallos says he has allocated over $549,580 to the school since he took office.
Source: benkallos.com
- 2021
U.S. News ranks Eleanor Roosevelt High School 81st among public high schools nationally
In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranks Eleanor Roosevelt High School the 81st best public high school in the nation. The school, with about 500 students, admits 125 to 140 students a year from more than 6,000 applicants. Every student takes AP World History in tenth grade and AP United States History in eleventh.
“In 2021, Eleanor Roosevelt High School was ranked the 81st best public high school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.”
Source: Wikipedia
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