Fraser 1935-1945

1935 Home Study School founded by Louise Whitbeck Fraser
1935-39 Home Study School located at 5019 38th Avenue South, seven students
1939-40 School located at 17 East Elmwood Place, 25 students
1940-41 School located at 4101 Sheridan Avenue South, 25 students
1941-42 School located at Joppa Lodge, Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue, 32 students
1942- School located at 4319 Upton Avenue South, 32 students


Fraser 1945-1955

1942-49 School located at 4319 Upton Avenue South, 32 students
1949-60 School located at 5301 Penn Avenue South, 52 students Incorporated (1955) — Home Study School, Inc.


Fraser 1955-1965

1955 Fraser Home Study School is incorporated and the board of directors launches a fundraiser to increase the school’s size.
1960-76 School enlarged and remodeled (1960), 60 students School renamed in honor of its founder—Louise Whitbeck Fraser School, Inc. (1965)
1963 Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey has a granddaughter, Vicky, who is born with Down syndrome. Vicky is enrolled in Fraser Home Study School and, soon after, Hubert’s wife, Muriel, gets involved with the school.
1965 The school is renamed the Louise Whitbeck Fraser School, in honor of its founder.


Fraser 1965-1975

1967 School located at 2400 West 64th Street, 100 students (new construction)
1970-72 Extension program added, West 60th and Nicollet Avenue South (Richfield Lutheran Church), 30 additional students, extension terminated on July 1, 1972
1973 L.W.F. DAC, Inc. established to serve children not of school age, 50 students. Original corporation continued to serve school age children (50 students)
1975

Facilities remodeled and administrative wing added

Home-based Infant Stimulation Program services added