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Quiz #15 proved to be particularly elusive despite the fact that so many Derby residents passed through this building at one time or another. It is the old Derby High School! The building pictured above was actually a home on Minerva Street and the high school was built to the left side of the house. In time, the house was demolished and replaced by an addition to the high school that served as the right wind of the school. A third addition included an auditorium and a gymnasium. Minerva Street housed the high school until a new building was constructed on Nutmeg Avenue in 1969. The old building was then put to use as the Derby Middle School and finally Lincoln School. Abandoned and boarded up for number of years, the old building was badly deteriorated for years. However, the old building gained a new life as renovations are slated to began in 2004 to turn the building into 32 senior apartments. The gym and auditorium were demolished, but the rest of the old L-shaped high school was kept. The renovated building was renamed Hallock's Landing Lincoln Senior Housing and opened to the public in 2006. It continues to serve the city as affordable senior housing. Correct answers for this very early quiz were received from Randy Ritter and Ed Cotter. To see our earlier quizzes and learn more about Derby's unique history, click here.
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