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 |