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Randall Elementary School was named in honor of
Governor Alexander Randall, an esteemed citizen of Waukesha,
Wisconsin. The land on which the school now stands was purchased
from the Wilbur Company by the City of Waukesha for $6,000. Two
years before the school was built, classes were held in
barracks. The original school building was erected in December,
1921, for a cost of $54,657, which included the equipment inside.
Randall School opened on February 5, 1922. It was the sixth
permanent elementary school to be established in
Waukesha. Enrollment that year was 170
students. About 105 of those students were transferred to
Randall from the overcrowded Hadfield and Union schools. The
others came from the barracks (which were sold for $17,000).
An addition to the school was constructed in 1929 at a cost of
$29,117. Another addition, built in 1985-86, housed a new
gymnasium, locker rooms, a computer room, cafeteria tables and a
kitchen. The 1929 gym was remodeled to hold the new media
library center. Total construction and remodeling costs amounted
to $627,466.
The latest addition to Randall began in August, 1991, and was completed the
following August prior to the first day of school. Eight new
classrooms, a media center, a visual instruction center, two art rooms, a
music room, conference rooms, a computer room and an office area were
constructed at a total cost of $2.9 million.
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