There were a number of school buildings which preceded the Lundy's Lane School. The earliest of these schools was the Drummondville School, a small one room log house which was built around 1795 on the east side of Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church. Some time in the 1820's,this schoolhouse was replaced with a small stone building located to the west of the church.
When school sections were formed in 1846, the area was designated as "School Section Number Six, Stamford", and the school is often referred to by this name.
A new roughcast schoolhouse was built in 1851. But as the number of students attending the school increased, Drummondville School became very overcrowded. To temporarily relieve the problem, Barker Street School was built in 1877, and the Drummondville School was closed.
When Niagara Falls became a City in 1904, classes for elementary students living in the Lundy's Lane-Drummond Hill area were conducted in Niagara Falls South High School (also known as Stamford Collegiate). By 1913, the students had filled three classrooms and could no longer be accommodated in the High School, so a decision was made to build a new elementary school. The new school, a six-room structure, was completed in January, 1915, and was named Lundy's Lane School. In 1921, an additional two classrooms were added. The school experienced a continuous increase in attendance until 1945, when an enrolment of 400 students necessitated the addition of basement classrooms. In 1953, the school introduced a half-day kindergarten program, further increasing the enrollment. That year, the School Board established Senior Schools, and the crowded conditions at Lundy's Lane School were alleviated.
The school was closed in June 1970, and was damaged by a fire on February 21st, 1972. It was torn down in 1973.
A McDonald's Restaurant is now located on the school's former site.
Niagara Falls Museums. 2020. [Early Schools of Niagara Falls]. https://niagarafallsmuseums.ca/discover-our-history/history-notes/schools.aspx
Niagara Falls Public Library. 2017. Niagara Falls - Then & Now: A Photographic Journey Through The Years.
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