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Sunnyview around the time of its closing, c. 1961. |
After Sunnyview closed
at the end of the 1960-61 school year, County Superintendant Jennie
Webster and Supervising Teacher Olga Martin organized a "penny
drive," and area school children helped collect more than $1,500
in pennies to move the school to a location where it might be preserved. In February 1963, the
Eau Claire City Council approved what was then called "Museum
Hill" in Carson Park as suitable spot for Sunnyview, and the
school was moved that summer. As a debut, a teachers’ in-service
was held in the school at its new home in Carson Park in April 1964. Sunnyview School is owned and maintained by the City of Eau Claire Parks and Recreation Department. The Chippewa Valley Museum interprets the building and provides volunteer staff. |
