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Ernest Ward ‘Ag Building’ Demolished To Make Room For New School
June 21, 2013
Visible progress towards the construction of a new Ernest Ward Middle School in Walnut Hill became evident Thursday.
The “Ag Building”, constructed in 1954, was mostly demolished Thursday. Covered walkways have also been removed between the main building and the school gym. During the remainder of the summer, temporary portable buildings will be moved in, and a mobile home and a few portables will be moved.
The new $16.5 million, 115,202 square foot building is being designed by Sam Marshall Architects of Pensacola, while Greenhut Construction Company of Pensacola will provide “Construction Management at Risk Services” — the overall planning, coordination and control of the project from beginning to completion.
The school is expected to open in the fall of 2016. The current main school building will be demolished after the completion of the new school.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
File photos of the “Ag Building” at Ernest Ward Middle School:
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4 Responses to “Ernest Ward ‘Ag Building’ Demolished To Make Room For New School”
THERE WAS ALOT OF GOOD TIME IN THAT BUILDING. WE HAD ALOT OF FUN DOING COUNTRY THINGS. LEARN HOW TO DRIVE A TRACTOR AND MEASUREING TREE’S AND MR GLENN KEY WAS A VERY BIG PART OF THAT. HE IS GONE AND NOW THE BUILDING. BUT THE FUTURE MUST GO ON
Im gonna miss that place
The ah building is now going to be in every body’s
Memories very buddy is sad that it was the first
Building to go even though I don’t go there any more
I’m sure gonna miss the ag building
A lot of fun times in that AG building, sortta sad to see it destroyed. I remember sitting in the back shop area in the office playing spades with my friends. Welding up benches my senior year for the 6th grade break area. Oh and math class being held in the building with Mrs. Quinn. Those were the days…