Our Mission
Formed as a 501c3 in 1993, the organization headed by Calvin Turner, a local leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), started the groundwork for restoring the log cabin with the Historic Structure Report until he died in 2007.
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The nonprofit reorganized on October 27, 2016, adding new members and utilizing new tactics such as church donations to applying for grants and various crowd-funding activities. It updated its policy and added an investment policy. We joined the National Trust of Historic Preservation and solicited the help of Ethos and Landmark Preservation along with Joe Smith of Arcollab, AIA. The organization has created the documentation to put numbers to the project and write for more extensive grants.
The Springfield Log School at the beginning of this project (September 2017).
The wide window frames and metal windows were part of the mid-1960's rehabilitation.
Our Story
It is incredible how one small idea can grow into something extraordinary. Springfield Community Center, Inc is rooted in the belief that we all have an inherent responsibility to make a meaningful difference in our community.
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From its beginning as a school for Black children, the goal of education was to create valuable citizens that contribute to the betterment of society.
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Our goal to restore and teach the history of the community and the school is vital to our future growth. We will use the past to catapult us through the future by understanding our intellectual strength.