JCP
06-16-2005, 09:01 PM
Historic Storage Shed Made From Oxford Academy Bungalow For Sale Soon
It’s only been about four weeks, and the walls that made up the “Oxford Academy Bungalow” are all gone. The attractive bungalow, once called the “Domestic Science Cottage” was built back in 1930 as a place of learning for the homemaking department. It was constructed along side the (then) brand new Oxford Academy brick building on the Oxford Memorial Library’s property. Over the years its function for the school changed several times, and after 1988 it became the District Office, but even that didn’t work out. Seventy-five years passed since it was first built, the structure outlived its usefulness, and necessary repairs were prohibitive. After fruitless attempts to give away the building, the
Oxford Academy thought of one more way the bungalow could be used for learning.
In the fall of 2004, Oxford Academy superintendent Gray Stevens made plans with teacher Tim Davis of the High School Technology Education
class. They saw the demolition of the bungalow as an opportunity to show how a housing structure is constructed. The Building Trade’s class is a
spring semester course devoted to teaching machine safety and the building trades. In the warm weather, the class gets involved in large scale outside projects. The tear down of the bungalow was perfect to involve the entire class, and they all get course credit for their hard work.
The demolition job is mostly finished now. The chimney stands high above the young men working, like a monument, but it too must come down. John Weidman will be bringing in a backhoe to finish cleaning out the foundation and fill in the hole. The Building Trades class will move on
to their next job.
A fund raising project is planned to aid the Technology Dept.. The Building Trade’s instructor Davis stated, “We have been trying to salvage as much lumber as possible to give us some materials to work with and save the school from having to pay so much to get rid of the debris.” The bungalow materials are creatively being re-incarnated so its usefulness will continue. The class is building an 8' X 12’ storage shed that is framed with recycled materials from the bungalow. It will have new siding and roofing. That one-of-a-kind shed, with historic details, will be for sale soon. The exact price will be determined upon completion, however, Tim feels that the shed should be between $600.-800. It will be a good deal for the buyer and afford the class with much needed funds for program improvements. If anyone is interested in this shed, contact Tim Davis at the High School at (607) 843-2025 or by email at TDAVIS@oxac.org .
Tim said that anyone wanting another shed next year can contact him. His class will build one to order and deliver it for a small percentage higher than the cost of materials. :D
It’s only been about four weeks, and the walls that made up the “Oxford Academy Bungalow” are all gone. The attractive bungalow, once called the “Domestic Science Cottage” was built back in 1930 as a place of learning for the homemaking department. It was constructed along side the (then) brand new Oxford Academy brick building on the Oxford Memorial Library’s property. Over the years its function for the school changed several times, and after 1988 it became the District Office, but even that didn’t work out. Seventy-five years passed since it was first built, the structure outlived its usefulness, and necessary repairs were prohibitive. After fruitless attempts to give away the building, the
Oxford Academy thought of one more way the bungalow could be used for learning.
In the fall of 2004, Oxford Academy superintendent Gray Stevens made plans with teacher Tim Davis of the High School Technology Education
class. They saw the demolition of the bungalow as an opportunity to show how a housing structure is constructed. The Building Trade’s class is a
spring semester course devoted to teaching machine safety and the building trades. In the warm weather, the class gets involved in large scale outside projects. The tear down of the bungalow was perfect to involve the entire class, and they all get course credit for their hard work.
The demolition job is mostly finished now. The chimney stands high above the young men working, like a monument, but it too must come down. John Weidman will be bringing in a backhoe to finish cleaning out the foundation and fill in the hole. The Building Trades class will move on
to their next job.
A fund raising project is planned to aid the Technology Dept.. The Building Trade’s instructor Davis stated, “We have been trying to salvage as much lumber as possible to give us some materials to work with and save the school from having to pay so much to get rid of the debris.” The bungalow materials are creatively being re-incarnated so its usefulness will continue. The class is building an 8' X 12’ storage shed that is framed with recycled materials from the bungalow. It will have new siding and roofing. That one-of-a-kind shed, with historic details, will be for sale soon. The exact price will be determined upon completion, however, Tim feels that the shed should be between $600.-800. It will be a good deal for the buyer and afford the class with much needed funds for program improvements. If anyone is interested in this shed, contact Tim Davis at the High School at (607) 843-2025 or by email at TDAVIS@oxac.org .
Tim said that anyone wanting another shed next year can contact him. His class will build one to order and deliver it for a small percentage higher than the cost of materials. :D