You’re looking for a long, red-brick building with tall windows and striking stone towers-just ahead, across a wide, grassy lawn with a classic school sign out front.
Imagine it’s 1925 and Georgetown’s pride is on display-bright young students are filling the halls you see before you, shoes tapping the terrazzo floors and laughter swirling through the air. Garth School was the local high school then, its sturdy Collegiate Gothic towers and red brick walls standing like guardians over education in Scott County. See those strong lines of stone trim and the imposing entrance arches? They’ve watched generations tackle math tests, write love notes, and even survive cafeteria lunches (a truly heroic feat at any school). This isn’t just any school building-it sits on a grand six-acre lawn, split into terraces where kids once raced during recess and teachers may or may not have nervously watched from the windows. In 1988, the school earned its spot on the National Register of Historic Places, recognized for housing the hopes and dreams of Georgetown’s youth. Today it’s Garth Elementary, where echoes of the past mix with the buzz of present-day learning. If only my teachers had taught in a castle like this-I might have paid more attention!
