The Fort Lauderdale Historical Society's 1899 Replica Schoolhouse will Remain Preserved Thanks to Nast Roofing Company

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to Nast Roofing Co., the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society's 1899 Replica Schoolhouse's roof has many more years of life left in it.

Photo- http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150107/FL02921

Recently, Nast Roofing Co. completed repair and maintenance work on the roof without any cost to the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society – the current roof was also installed by Nast in 2003.

Built in 1976 as part of the country's bicentennial celebration, the building is a replica of the schoolhouse where Ivy Julia Cromartie, the county's first school teacher, taught local children. It was originally located on South Andrews Avenue and Southeast 5 Street. Unfortunately, the original building has not survived.

"The School House is a critical piece of our educational programming. We give tours and classes there and students get to experience what it was like to attend school in Fort Lauderdale in 1900," said Patricia Zeiler, Executive Director of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. "Nast Roofing could not have responded quicker and was so generous with their time and donation of materials. We're very grateful to them."

The owners of Nast, Tim and Debbie Nast, jumped at the chance to help the Historical Society. "We want to be included in anything important to the city and we felt the Historical Society is an important partner of Fort Lauderdale, in both education and preservation," said Debbie. "We think it's important that the history of Fort Lauderdale is preserved."

Tours catering to home schooling groups, public school field trips, camps and others are held on a weekly basis. To schedule a tour for your student-group, please call (954) 463-4431 or send an email to [email protected] today!

About the Ft. Lauderdale Historical Society
The Fort Lauderdale Historical Society (FLHS) brings the history of greater Fort Lauderdale to life through education, research and preservation for the enrichment of present and future generations. Believing that a sense of history is fundamental to understanding human experience, the FLHS collects, preserves and shares material from our community's past, so that present and future generations can comprehend more fully their predecessors, their community and themselves. With education as the primary focus FLHS offers public lectures and workshops; publish teacher resource materials; arrange school and general group tours and activities; support scholarly research through significant research assistance; maintain a 1907 house museum and three other 1905 historic structures, and a museum of changing and permanent exhibitions, and operate a research center that has functioned uninterrupted for more than 50 years. Visit www.FortLauderdaleHistoricalSociety.org. The Fort Lauderdale Historical Society is a 501(c)3 organization.

CONTACT: Laurie Menekou, (954) 271-4666 (or) [email protected]

SOURCE Fort Lauderdale Historical Society