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where founding residents of the area and their families gather to
share old memories and make new ones. Year round, there are old
photographs mounted everywhere on the classroom walls, each with
a name list attached below. The community is encouraged to come in
anytime, look through the pictures and add identifying names to those
they recognize in these historical images. “This is a unique way that
residents are able to enrich the history of the school and each year, the
list of names grows. We also post pictures on our Facebook page as well
so residents can identify the people shown. Many in the older pictures
have passed on, so it’s going to be their children who identify them. Ben
said, “Last week, we posted an old picture on Facebook of 4 ladies, and
someone saw it and was able to identify all four of them. It was great!”
Currently, the school boasts an incredible artifact museum and hosts
homeschoolers. The North Tampa-Lutz Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air
Patrol utilizes two of the rooms for their meetings and administration
records. Each year, a teacher comes in and teaches in the old classroom,
complete with antique school desks from every era.
Every Christmas season for the last 23 years, the Old Lutz School
transforms into a holiday wonderland featuring decorations, a
Christmas tree room with multiple tree displays donated by the Girl
Scouts, Boy Scouts and local churches. The family friendly event boasts
a large holiday train display and school choirs singing Christmas carols
with an antique pump organ player performing lively music. There
is an entertainment tent set up outside and on select evenings, they
show Christmas classics such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The
school serves free hot chocolate, and cookies and offers commemorative
t-shirts and beautiful custom designed Christmas ornaments for sale to
aid their fundraising efforts. Ben Nevel designs these brass ornaments
himself and said, “I’ve really enjoyed creating a new design every year,
however so many people were interested in having the entire set, that
we even offered those as a collection as well.”
National Register of Historic Places which will help preserve its
existence for generations to come. Ben worked diligently to help get
the school registered, and that
summer, the community elected
Old Lutz School was founded in
1927, and in just a few short years
it will celebrate its Centennial
Anniversary in 2027. For a stroll
down Lutz Memory Lane,
come by and enjoy historical
photographs and museum
memorabilia from a simpler time.
If you’d like to come out and
support the ‘Suspender Guy’, the
school often hosts community
work days and welcomes
volunteers. Beth mentioned,
“Many Lutz high school students
do their community service hours
1947 - Mrs. Drake’s 2nd Grade Class
with us. We help each other. They help us keep the school in great
shape and we take that opportunity to teach them things they may not
be familiar with, including gardening, doing repairs, maintenance and
projects around the property.”
Dedicated Lutz residents like the Nevel siblings are one of the
reasons that historical treasures like the Old Lutz School are still
around. A strong community goes out and helps its own, and that’s
exactly what this brother and sister duo have been doing since they
The Old Lutz School is located at 18819 US Highway 41 in Lutz.
For more information or to arrange a visit, call (813) 635-3500 or visit
their Facebook Page @OldLutzSchool or www.oldlutzschool.com.
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