The Broadway School, 230 W Dunklin St., has been added as a Jefferson City Landmark.
The 111-year-old building was honored at the annual Heritage Celebration, where Cathy Bordner was named the Gregory Stockard Distinguished Service Award recipient by the city's Historic Preservation Commission.
The joint event Thursday also recognized the winners of the Historic City of Jefferson (HCJ)'s annual Heritage Art, Essay and Multi-Media contests.
The Broadway School opened for classes in 1904, the result of a bond measure that passed in 1903 by 94 percent of the vote, according to South Side historian Walter Schroeder. The measure also led to the building of West End and Fairview schools.
The design for the Broadway School, which was done by local architects Frank Miller and Charles Opel, was promoted as a model for other Missouri schools, he said.
The first principal was Lily Andrae, who spoke fluent German, an asset for the school in the neighborhood with German roots. The school served about 1,200 students in its 51 years and served the community as a centralized meeting and distribution site, particularly during the World War II years, Schroeder said.
The Carpenter's Union bought the Classic Revival-style, brick building in 1955. Except for a modernized front entrance, the exterior of the building retains its 1904 appearance.
"Absence of change testifies not only to the excellent skills of master stone and brick masons and master carpenters, but also to having been built in an enduring, classical architectural design that fits in as well today with its neighborhood as it did 100 years ago," Schroeder said.
Stockard Award recipient Cathy Bordner has been a member of HCJ since 1999, serving on the board and the foundation board, and also served on the city commission as member and chairman. She has been part of community initiatives to save the Cole County Jail/Sheriff's Residence from demolition and to focus attention on the abandoned property issue in Jefferson City's inner core.
Bordner also is a member of the newer Missouri River Bluffs Association, which promotes local foods, culture, heritage and businesses and is a docent at the Missouri State Archive.
With her husband Dave, Bordner was instrumental in organizing the Eastside Neighborhood Development Association in 2002 and she has served on the East Side Business Association board. She was nominated for the Zonta Woman of Achievement in 2013.
Bordner and her husband have renovated the 1920-built Watts House, across the street from the Missouri State Penitentiary at 718 E. Capitol Ave., which was named a city Landmark in 2013. And they also renovated 1102 E. McCarty St., currently occupied by El Puente.
The following students were recognized for their work submitted to HCJ's Heritage Contest.
Sixth- through eighth-grade essay winners were: first place to St. Joseph Cathedral School seventh-grader Zane Henderson for "Old Munichburg District of Jefferson City," second place to St. Joseph seventh-grader Andrew Case for "Missouri State Capitol," third place to St. Joseph seventh-grader Taylor Casey for "The Cole County Historical Society," honorable mention to Trinity Lutheran School sixth-grader Grafton Craighead for "The Capitols of Missouri," and honorable mention to St. Joseph seventh-grader Sage Greeno for "the Missouri State Penitentiary."
Multi-media winners were: first place to St. Joseph seventh-grader Sabrina Hackmann for "Governor's Mansion," second place to St. Joseph seventh-grader Katy Newberry for "National Cemetery," second place to St. Joseph seventh-grader Even Highfill for "Lohman Building," third place to Trinity sixth-grader Grace Craighead for "Cole County Courthouse."
Art contest winners in the sixth- through eighth-grade division were: third place to Thomas Jefferson Middle School eighth-grader Aleya Haynes for "Veterans Memorial."
Art contest winners in the ninth- through 12th-grade division were: first place to Jefferson City High School Junior Lainey Winge for "Busch's Florist," second place to Calvary Lutheran High School senior Kenn Tervo for "The Missouri State Penitentiary," third place to Jefferson City sophomore Eli Raithel for "108 Jackson St.," honorable mention to Jefferson City senior Liv Wilson for "Dunklin Street Buildings," and honorable mention to Simonsen Ninth Grade Center freshman Charlotte Renner for "The State Capitol of Missouri."