Getting to today took some time and plenty of patience. Taylor, who also designed the Vinoy Hotel in St. “This school was built between 19 by the WPA. Just walking with Houle around the grounds, you get the sense she knows her stuff. "So I put in this historic marker talking about the school that was built in the ‘40s.” “Since I was a school teacher, and for my regent’s project, I wanted to do something and memorialize this," she sakd. And this particular project is a favorite of hers. Houle has earned dozens of medals and awards for her work with the Fort Cooper Chapter. Does that tell you how old I am?" she said with a laugh. Houle has devoted her time to commemorating the site and, for her, it's more than just a building. A historical marker identifying the building's significance. “I was thinking about what I’d like to do for a marker and I read about this project of restoration in the paper and said, ‘Well, that’s what I need to do.'”īut not just any sign. Houle is with the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Fort Cooper Chapter. “The reason to have this is for people to know the importance of this building," said Faeth Houle. One local resident has made it her mission to see the site preserved. But what makes the former school so unique? 41 and Parsons Point Road, you may have driven past it. Restorative work of the school is on-going, with the goal of being completed in a few years' time.Built between 19, the school was designed by Henry L.
Faeth Houle, a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, has made it her mission to see that the school be memorialized.The Historic Hernando School was recently presented with a historical marker, commemorating the schoolhouse's significance to the area.
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