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Historical society asks board to designate Abraham Lincoln School block as city landmark
Summary
Representatives of the Paramount Historical Society requested the board consider designating the entire block containing Abraham Lincoln School and adjacent structures as a city historic landmark, citing buildings more than 100 years old and the campus’s role in local education history.
Michael Town (representing the Paramount Historical Society) told the board the campus surrounding Abraham Lincoln School — a cluster of structures including an 1889 three‑story building and other Works Progress Administration era buildings — is the most historic complex in Paramount and merits designation as a city historic landmark.
"This is the only school in Southern California that was named as such," Michael Town said, arguing…
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