{"id":1264,"date":"2020-02-17T00:56:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2025-08-26T02:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:13:45","slug":"big-lake-school-building-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/2020\/02\/17\/big-lake-school-building-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Lake School Building History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Big Lake School was built in 1903 and still stands as a testament to our forefathers value of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0879-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0879-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0879-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0879-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0879-1536x910.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0879-2048x1213.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>1903<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-15-of-18-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-15-of-18-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-15-of-18-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-15-of-18-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-15-of-18-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-15-of-18-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Post 1903 as here are trees in the photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Big-lake-school-1920s-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Big-lake-school-1920s-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Big-lake-school-1920s-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Big-lake-school-1920s-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Big-lake-school-1920s-1536x962.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Big-lake-school-1920s-2048x1282.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1315-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1315-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1315-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1315-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1315-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1315-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>1915 the addition was added on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/school-in-40s-1024x627.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/school-in-40s-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/school-in-40s-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/school-in-40s-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/school-in-40s-1536x941.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/school-in-40s-2048x1254.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>1936 the addition was added as a WPA project which held the auditorium<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20170822_0034-4-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20170822_0034-4-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20170822_0034-4-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20170822_0034-4-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20170822_0034-4-1536x1235.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20170822_0034-4-2048x1647.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>From the 1959 Yearbook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new school was built in 1974 (now the Middle School) and followed with the new elementary school (Independence) in 1979-80 school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The west wing of the school housed a variety of businesses since 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/biglakemnhistory.org\/option1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/untitled-3-of-25-1024x1018.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1265\" 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The new school was built in 1974 (now the Middle School) and followed with the new elementary school (Independence) in 1979-80 school year. 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