1907A. P. Lufkin School on Eastern Avenue was built.Arts and Culture, Government and Public Service, Location and Setting, Buildings & Architecture, Education

The school was named for truant officer Andrew P. Lufkin, who served the city for 32 years.

Gloucester City Archives, Record of School Buildings

Other Events

1907
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, allegedly the first explorer to reach the North Pole, traveled on the Gloucester schooner John R. Bradley to Grant Land.
1907
Artist Frederick J. Mulhaupt (1871-1938) visited Gloucester for the first time.
1907
Henry Davis Sleeper began building his architectural fantasy, Beauport, on Eastern Point.
1907
The schooner Frances P. Mesquita with Captain Joseph Mesquita at the helm won a prize for the second class in the Lipton Cup Race.

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