The bell from Homewood School, the village’s first public school building, constructed in 1880, is the latest addition to the growing collection of artifacts at the Homewood Historical Society’s Dorband-Howe House Museum, 2035 W. 183rd St.
“We are thrilled to have this bell in our collection,” said Elaine Egdorf, co-founder of the Homewood Historical Society. “This bell is from our first public school, it pre-dates the incorporation of our village in 1893.”
The well-traveled, 16-inch tall…
