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Catlin Gabel School Timeline
1859 |
The Portland Academy is founded in downtown Portland. |
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1911 |
Ruth Catlin founds Miss Catlin's School in Northwest Portland (girls, day and boarding, grades 8-12).
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1917 |
Miss Catlin's School moves into the newly completed main building on Culpepper Terrance.
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1920 |
The Portland Academy becomes The Preparatory School. Miss Priscilla Gabel is a teacher. |
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1926 |
Hillside School building, grades K-8 coeducational, is completed on Culpepper Terrace. |
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1927 |
The Cady School of Music dissolves and many students transfer to Hillside School. |
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1928 |
Ruth Catlin deeds the School to the Board of Trustees, which incorporates The Catlin Hillside School. |
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1931 |
The Preparatory School becomes Miss Gabel's School.
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1936 |
Miss Gabel's School moves to Raleigh Hills and becomes Gabel Country Day School.
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1941 |
The Catlin Hillside School discontinues its boarding component. |
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1945 |
Gabel Country Day School discontinues the high school, continuing classes for grades K-8. |
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1957 |
The Catlin Hillside School and Gabel Country Day School merge to become The Catlin Gabel School. |
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1957-58 |
The Catlin Gabel School uses both campuses, enrolling the first coeducational high school class on Culpepper Terrace, but losing the Gabel property to Raleigh Park Public Schools. |
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1958 |
Catlin Gabel purchases the Dants' Honey Hollow Farm and relocates the Upper School there in the fall. The Dant House, Barn, and Paddock serve about 70 students.
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1967-68 |
Grades K-8 move to the Honey Hollow campus. |
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Present |
The Catlin Gabel School now enrolls 700 students, preschool-12th grade. The Dant House remains the heart of the Upper School; the Barn and Paddock are common areas for all students.
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