466 McGilchrist Street SE
McKinley School on February 3, 2007
McKinley Elementary School was completed in 1915 at cost of $20,128 and opened in the fall of that year. Declining enrollment closed McKinley after two years. An influenza outbreak after World War I led to the building being converted to a 50-bed hospital. It was turned back into a school in 1920 when it opened as a junior high. It became an elementary school again in 1927 and remains one today. Additional classrooms were built in 1949 and 1959, a music room and gymnasium were added in 1978 and a library was added in 1980.
Additional Links:
McKinley Elementary School at Salem Online History
Historical Photos:
McKinley School, 1915-1916 (Salem Public Library)
McKinley School, 1930-1990 (Salem Public Library)
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