❤️ Wingspread 🐇

"Wingspread, also known as the Herbert F. Johnson House, is a historic house at 33 East Four Mile Road in Wind Point, Wisconsin. It was built in 1938–39 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright for Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., then the president of S.C. Johnson, and was considered by Wright to be one of his most elaborate and expensive house designs to date. The property is now a conference center operated by The Johnson Foundation. and It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989. Description and history Wingspread stands near the center of the Wind Point peninsula, a triangular protrusion into Lake Michigan north of the city of Racine. The approximately of landscaped grounds form an integral part of the architectural experience, having a landscaping plan also developed by Wright in emulation of a prairie setting. The house is approached from the north by a long winding drive. It consists of a central hub, from which four long arms radiate. Each of the wings originally housed a different function: parents' wing, children's wing, service wing, and guest wing, with the public spaces in the center. The hub appears as a domed structure, with clerestory windows on the sides, and a viewing platform at the top. The house was built in 1938–39. Its construction was overseen by a young John Lautner. Wright's client, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. was also a corporate client, for whom Wright designed the Johnson Wax Headquarters Building in Racine, which was built at about the same time. The house, at 14,000 sq feet,https://www.scjohnson.com/en/a-family-company/architecture-and- tours/frank-lloyd-wright/wingspread-frank-lloyd-wrights-largest-prairie-style- house-was-home-to-the-johnsons is one of the largest of Wright-designed homes. It also considered to be the last of Wright's Prairie School inspired designs, and was one of his most expensive residential designs. The Johnson family donated the property to The Johnson Foundation in 1959 as an international educational conference facility. It is also open to the public for tours. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989. Gallery File:Wingspread 1.jpgInterior view of chimney seeper and ceiling in main living area File:Wingspread Entrance 1.jpgEntrance in 2016 See also *List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin *National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin References *Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.239) External links *Wingspread web site *Photos on Arcaid Category:Frank Lloyd Wright buildings Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Category:Houses in Racine County, Wisconsin Category:National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin Category:Houses completed in 1939 Category:Historic house museums in Wisconsin Category:Museums in Racine County, Wisconsin Category:National Register of Historic Places in Racine County, Wisconsin Category:1939 establishments in Wisconsin "

❤️ Barringer High School 🐇

"Barringer Academy of the Arts & Humanities (formerly Barringer High School and Newark High School), is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Newark, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Newark Public Schools. Some consider it to be the third oldest public high school in the United States. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1981.Barringer High School , Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 28, 2011. As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,263 students and 56.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.6:1. There were 796 students (63.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 24 (1.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Barringer Academy Of S.T.E.A.M., National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. Awards, recognition and rankings The school was the 327th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014. The school had been ranked 313th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 311th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2012. The magazine ranked the school 306th in 2008 out of 316 schools.Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed February 12, 2011. The school was ranked 303rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state."Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008. History In 1838, Nathan Hedges opened a high school in a building on Bank Street. On January 7, 1853, a three-story building was opened at the corner of Washington and Linden and had an enrollment of 498 boys and girls.Our History, Barringer High School. Accessed July 23, 2019.History of Barringer High School, Barringer High School Alumni Association. Accessed November 15, 2016. In 1875, Dr. William N. Barringer was hired to succeed George B. Sears as Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Barringer oversaw the construction of a second high school building at a cost of $300,000, which is the site of the current faculty parking lot. Construction started in 1878 and was completed in 1899. In 1907, the name of Newark High School was officially changed to Barringer, in honor of Dr. Barringer. Athletics The Barringer High School Blue BearsBarringer High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December, 2015. compete in the Super Essex Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 15, 2020. With 1,115 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year in Group IV for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 1,060 to 5,049 students in that grade range.NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019-2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 22, 2019. Until the NJSIAA's 2009 realignment, the school had participated in Division B of the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, which was made up of high schools located in Bergen County, Essex County and Passaic County, and was separated into three divisions based on NJSIAA size classification.Home Page, Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 9, 2009. Accessed December 15, 2014. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for 2018–2020.NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2018–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, finalized August 2019. Accessed September 1, 2020. In 1918, during future major league baseball player Moe Berg’s senior season, the Newark Star-Eagle selected a nine-man "dream team" from the city's best prep and public high school baseball players, and Berg was named the team's third baseman. The boys track team won the indoor track public school state championship in 1930, 1934 and 1939.NJSIAA Indoor Group Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020. The boys track team won the spring track state championship in Group IV in 1933 and 1934.NJSIAA Spring Track Summary of Group Titles Boys, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020. The boys fencing team was the overall state co-champion in 1969 with Essex Catholic High School.NJSIAA History of Boys Fencing Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020. The football team won the North II Group IV state sectional chamoionship in 1975.NJSIAA Football Playoff Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020. The boys basketball team won the 1980 Group IV state championship, defeating Trenton Central High School in the tournament final.History of NJSIAA Boys Basketball Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed September 1, 2020. Notable alumni =Arts and literature= * Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), poet and playwright, New Jersey Poet Laureate.Message from Amiri Baraka, New Jersey and Newark Schools' Poet Laureate, dated July 1, 2003, accessed April 13, 2007. "Now, in an attempt to prevent my appearance at Barringer High School (my alma mater) June 30, to give the Commencement Address, they threatened to picket Barringer and otherwise cause disruption." * Hilda Belcher (1881-1963), artist known for her paintings, watercolors, and portraits.Klacsmann, Karen Towers. "Hilda Belcher (1881-1963)", New Georgia Encyclopedia. Accessed October 21, 2015. "Upon graduating from Newark High School (later Barringer High School) in 1900, Belcher moved to New York City to further her education." * Albert Boni (1892-1981), publisher.Imholtz Jr., August A. "Albert Boni: A Sketch of a Life in Micro-Opaque", American Antiquarian Society, 2006. Accessed October 21, 2015. "There in Newark he attended Barringer High School and, at age of sixteen, became the youngest secretary of the local chapter of the Socialist Party." * Ted Fio Rito (1900–1971), singer and songwriter.Bodian, Nat. Ted Fiorito: The Newark Son of Italian Immigrants who Became One of Greats of American Music . Virtual Newark. Accessed October 21, 2015. "By the time Ted had reached high school age in 1914, the family was living at 185 Bruce Street, and his ASCAP bio shows that he was 'educated at Barringer High School'." * Jerome Kern (1885–1945), composer of musical theatre and popular music.Slonimsky, Nicholas and Laura Kuhn (ed). Kern, Jerome (David)". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Volume 3 (Schirmer Reference, New York, 2001), accessed May 10, 2010 (requires subscription) =Sports= Moe Berg Hall of Famer Andre Tippett * Moe Berg (1902–1972), Major League Baseball player, and spy for the CIA, "the brainiest guy in baseball".Acocella, Nick "Moe Berg: Catcher and spy", ESPN.com, July 29, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2016. "Morris Berg was born in a cold-water tenement on East 121st Street in Manhattan on March 2, 1902, to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents – Bernard, a druggist, and Rose.... He later starred at Barringer High School." * Robinson Canó (born 1982), baseball player, attended for one year.Araton, Harvey. "A Fearless Prediction by Yanks' Cano", The New York Times, October 9, 2010. Accessed October 21, 2015. "Cano finished eighth grade and enrolled at Barringer High School, but he failed to make it through his freshman year or to play an inning of high school baseball in New Jersey." * Norm Granger (born 1961, class of 1980), former fullback in the National Football League, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons.Iowa Board of Parole Annual Report Fiscal Year 2014, Iowa Board of Parole. Accessed October 21, 2015. "Norm Granger, Vice Chair. Appointed to the Board of Parole in 2014. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Graduated from Barringer High School in 1980." * Pete Shaw (born 1954, class of 1972), safety who played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers and New York Giants.Litsky, Frank. "Giants' Shaw Eager To Work", The New York Times, November 27, 1983. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Shaw has had few breakdowns like that, in or out of football. He was born and raised in Newark, where he played for Barringer High School." * Andre Tippett (born 1959), Hall of Fame former linebacker with the New England Patriots.Bergeron, Tom. "Andre Tippett's journey to Pro Football Hall of Fame began in Newark", NJ.com, August 2, 2008. Accessed October 21, 2015. "Frank Verducci first laid eyes on Andre Tippett during the summer of 1974, when Tippett and his mother dropped by Newark's Barringer High School to file paperwork for him to transfer into the school." =Government= * William J. Brennan (1906-1997), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court."Resolution Adopted by the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States to Record Our Deep Respect and Affection for Justice William J. Brennan Jr.", Brennan Center. Accessed November 15, 2016. "The Justice graduated from Barringer High School in 1924." * Robert L. Carter (1917–2012), civil rights leader and United States District Judge.Schwaneberg, Robert. "Education building honors a champion: Rights lawyer Carter argued Brown case" , copy of article from The Star-Ledger, November 21, 2006, at the Warren County Education Association. Accessed March 5, 2012. "Born in Florida, Carter was 6 weeks old when his family moved to Newark. He attended Barringer High School in Newark and East Orange High School, graduating at age 16 after skipping two grades." * Michael Giuliano (1915–1976), politician who served two terms in the New Jersey Senate .Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, p. 383. Accessed April 22, 2020. "Michael A. Giuliano (Rep., Newark) - Senator Giuliano was born in Newark on June 13, 1915. He received his education at Barringer High School, Newark, and Rutgers University, Newark." * Donald M. Payne (1934-2012, class of 1952), Member, United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th congressional district.Donald Milford Payne Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 21, 2015. * Peter W. Rodino (1909–2005), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 10th congressional district.Peter Wallace Rodino Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 21, 2015. * Norman Schwarzkopf Sr., (1895–1958), first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and father of General "Stormin' Norman" Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.Wren Jr., George J. "Of Competence and Character: A New Jersey Story Passed on from Father to Son", New Jersey State Police Former Troopers Association. Accessed August 10, 2014. "After graduating from Barringer High School in Newark, Herbert was granted a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point from the Honorable Walter I. McCoy, Judge of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C." * Anthony M. Villane (born 1929), dentist and politician who was elected to serve seven terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1988.Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 202, Part 2, p. 251. E. J. Mullin, 1987. Accessed September 1, 2016. * George M. Wallhauser (1900–1993, class of 1918), Member of United States House of Representatives from New Jersey's 12th congressional district.George Marvin Wallhauser, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed October 21, 2015. =Other= * Steve Adubato Sr. (born 1932; class of 1949), founder of Robert Treat Academy Charter School.Local Talk News Editor "Stephen N. Adubato to be awarded honorary degree from Kean University" , LocalTalkNews.com, May 7, 2010. Accessed May 17, 2010. * MacDella Cooper (born 1977), Liberian philanthropist and founder of the MacDella Cooper Foundation.Shearn, Ian T. "Scrapbook of Extremes A refugee from the Liberian civil war, MacDella Cooper became a fashion professional and started a foundation to aid Liberian orphans. Now her life of ups and downs has taken another unusual turn.", New Jersey Monthly, June 8, 2009. Accessed July 25, 2019. "The teens moved in with their mother in the Garden Spires housing project in Newark, where drugs and violence were rampant. Cooper entered Barringer High School, where during her first week, a student was shot in the hallway." * Arthur A. Schmon (1895-1964), business executive who became a leading figure in the paper industry of Ontario and Quebec.Arthur A. Schmon fonds RG 524, Brock University. Accessed September 3, 2019. "Arthur Albert Schmon was born in 1895 in Newark, New Jersey. During his studies at Barringer High School in Newark, he met Eleanore Celeste Reynolds who was to become his wife in August of 1919." References External links *Barringer High School web pages *Newark Public Schools *History of Barringer High School * *School Data for the Newark Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics Category:1838 establishments in New Jersey Category:Educational institutions established in 1838 Category:High schools in Newark, New Jersey Category:Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools Category:Public high schools in Essex County, New Jersey "

❤️ Patrick Stirling 🐇

"GNR Stirling 4-2-2 no. 1 at Doncaster Works open day on 27 July 2003 Patrick Stirling (29 June 1820 – 11 November 1895) was a Scottish railway engineer, and Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Northern Railway of England. His father Robert Stirling was also an engineer. His brother James Stirling was also a locomotive engineer. His son Matthew Stirling was CME of the Hull and Barnsley Railway. Another son, Patrick Stirling played for Doncaster Rovers and was Mayor of Doncaster. Career Patrick Stirling was Locomotive Superintendent of the Glasgow and South Western Railway from 1853 to 1866. He came in 1866 to the GNR, where he constructed several locomotive types. He was succeeded by Henry Ivatt. Stirling single Stirling's most famous construction was the 4-2-2 steam locomotive Stirling single called "eight- footer" because of the 8 ft 1 in diameter driving wheel. That engine type set speed records during the race to the north with average train speed between engine changing of more than 60 mph in 1895. References External links * http://www.steamindex.com/people/stirling.htm * http://www.lner.info/eng/stirling.shtml Category:1820 births Category:1895 deaths Category:Locomotive builders and designers Category:Scottish railway mechanical engineers Category:Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) people Category:Glasgow and South Western Railway people "