Forks High School Facade Unable to be Saved
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Amanda31 in News
Earlier this year, the original building of Forks High School from the 1920s was torn down because of the difficulty and costs to maintain it. At the time, school officials had hoped to preserve the building’s main doorway and integrate it into the new campus construction.
When we were there in August, the building’s facade still stood (as can be seen in the photo above), but now it sounds like it’ll be too costly to maintain it:
The tentative plan would have used the facade as a stand-alone entrance to the new building.
But in the construction proposal accepted on Friday, it was revealed that saving the facade would cost $271,000.
It will be destroyed.
“We would have considered a lower bid, but that’s over a quarter of a million dollars, and we can’t afford it,” said school board president Bill Rohde.
Via Gossip Cop
5 Responses to “Forks High School Facade Unable to be Saved”
MtTwiMom
04. Oct, 2010
It’s sad to see history go. Glad I was there 2 years ago and took a photo.
Edward'sSuzanne
04. Oct, 2010
They should auction off the bricks as a fundraiser…they’d probably earn enough to build the new school!
Nonda
06. Oct, 2010
Actually when I was there in Sept for SM day they were selling the bricks. Selling them alone or in wooden cases or as bookends.
Kingslady
05. Oct, 2010
I can’t imagine what they would have to do to it that would cost $271,000. Definitely glad I got to see it, once as part of the school and once standing alone.
msugatinha
05. Oct, 2010
Take a look at the update: http://peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101005/news/310059994/one-final-chance-to-save-old-forks-high-school-facade-if-community
so they are looking for donations now. Also note that they are auctioning off bricks, but the way it legally works, they can’t use the money themselves. The auctioned bricks will go to scholarships for forks students.