Historic Hallandale School House

The historic Hallandale School House was built in 1910. It is believed to be the oldest school house building in Broward County. This school house was built to replace a school that was destroyed by a 1910 hurricane. The Broward County School Board was not created until 1915 so the town had to petition the Dade County School Board for the materials to build the replacement school. Volunteers went to Miami and picked up the supplies and then built the two room building. The last classes were held in the school in 1916. The school sat abandoned before being sold to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in 1921 where it served as the church learning center. In 1966 the church expanded and donated the building to the City of Hallandale who moved it from 214 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd. to it's present location in the public works compound next to the water plant where they used it for records storage. Through the years the wooden frame became damaged by termites. In 2011 the city spent $175,000 to renovate the building. Around $78,000 of the funding came from the Broward County Historic Preservation Challenge Grant. On February 18, 2015, the school house had a grand opening. The west room of the building was staged to look like a period school house. The east room and patio can be rented for private events of up to 31 people. Unfortunately the city has stopped giving tours since Covid of this property and the historic Curci house. Part of the problem was the Hallandale Historic Society faded away after its peak of 114 members in 1977. They never had a historic building like the school to call their own. Now without them, the ability to share the history of Hallandale has slipped away. I love that something this old still exists but it is a shame that it stays locked up behind a fence instead of open and shared.
Mar 31st, 2024

Jul 24th, 2021

Had the privalage of being part of restoration team. A look into the past.
Feb 20th, 2019

It's a refurbished structure. Modern amenities but still a walk back in time. Worth a look
Aug 15th, 2017

Well restored
Jul 19th, 2017