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Ridgewood Preparatory School


The Ridgewood Preparatory School for boys was founded in 1948 by Ottis O. Stuckey and Albert J. Kern. Its first campus was located at 221 North Line Avenue in Old Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans. Originally restricted to boys, the school became coeducational in 1952. Ridgewood moved to its present location, 201 Pasadena Avenue, in Metairie, in 1972.

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221 North Line, Old Metairie
Pool for the primary school boys
Loggia, looking from the Library
Gardens and Fountains
The wishing well is the one part of the original campus that remains part of Ridgewood today. It accompanied the school when it moved in 1972 to its present location, 201 Pasadena Avenue, Metairie.
School Grounds, 1948
Senior Patio, 1948
Entrance Hall, 1948
Main Entrance to Ridgewood, 1948
Each morning the first Headmaster, Ottis O. Stuckey, addressed the entire school from the balcony.

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Daniel Verrett, “Ridgewood Preparatory School ,” New Orleans Historical, accessed May 23, 2013, http://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/270.

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