The Donovan School, located at 944 Wall Street was built in 1909 and named for Lower Town grocer Patrick Donovan. It replaced the earlier Fifth Ward School.
It was demolished in 1984 to make way for the University of Michigan's Kellogg Eye Center.
More information
- Donovan School (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Miss Lily E. Goodhew teacher, Feb. 1911., Bentley Historical Library
- Old Ann Arbor Town, p. 155
- Panel Information: The Agricultural Works and Lower Town , Ann Arbor District Library
- Addressing Social Issues in the Classroom and Beyond: The Pedagogical Efforts of Pioneers in the Field, ISBN 1593115660. Contains an essay by Mindy Spearman on Depression era Donovan School principal Alice Miel.
