HISTORY
Logan School
Newly renovated, Logan School once again serves as a local elementary school for the neighborhood. The will of Charles Logan bequeathed the four acres north of Elmwood Avenue between Lincoln and Gadsden Streets and $40,000 to the City of Columbia for the building of a school upon the death of his wife, Louisa.
In 1908, the executors of the will leased the property to Louisa for $25/year for the remainder of her life. From that time until 1912, the land was used as a ball park for Columbia's professional baseball team. On March 16, 1912, Louisa released her claim to the land to the City of Columbia for the construction of the school. She reserved the right to occupy the premises until October 1, 1912, promising to remove the ball park soon afterwards.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new school on Saturday, January 18, 1913. A feature of the exercises was the singing of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and "Auld Lang Syne" by 300 school children and a speech by Mayor Wade Hampton Gibbes. It was announced that the names of the 300 participating school children would be enrolled and placed in the cornerstone of the new school building when laid. The school is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated a landmark by the City of Columbia.
