Alice Bemis Taylor Elementary School

    Our school is named after this wonderful prominent citizen who loved the fine arts and architecture.                                                        

Alice Bemis was born in Newton, Massachusetts in 1877.  She was descended from high spirited pioneers who sailed to America from England on a ship called the "Angel Gabriel". The ship hit strong winds and sank off the coast of Maine in 1625.  Mrs. Taylor's maternal ancestor, John Cogswell, and his family were literally washed ashore.

Alice Bemis grew up in Colorado Springs at 506 North Cascade Avenue.  At that time, Colorado Springs was a small resort community.  There were no paved roads and fewer than 100 telephones.  People rode in horse-drawn buggies, in runabouts, and occasionally in a "four-in-hand."

Young Alice Bemis, from a prominent New England family on her mother's side and pioneering "Yankee Trader" stock on her father's side, was accepted into the town's best social circle

In 1903, she married Frederick Morgan Pike Taylor, a wealthy young man described as an outdoorsman and a sportsman.  After building a home on Colorado Springs' Millionaire's Row at 1238 Wood Avenue, the Taylors began a life of social service and community philanthropy.

Alice Bemis Taylor listed architecture as a hobby in Colorado's Who's Who.  She was often directly involved with the architects and builders who executed her contributions of community buildings.   They began with the Child Day Care Center at 104 E. Rio Grande Street, the Colorado College Bemis Hall and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, which was built in 1936 to honor a valuable and extensive collection of western art and memorabilia also donated by Mrs. Taylor.  The Taylor Library at Colorado College and the Bemis Art School were endowed by the Taylor family as well.

On February 5, 1953, our school was named in honor of Alice Bemis Taylor, in recognition of her love for education and her contributions to our community.   

 Alice Bemis Taylor Elementary

Alice Bemis Taylor Elementary was built in 1952.  The original building was designed to handle 460 pupils, but a four- room addition was built in 1955 to educate many more.   

On February 5, 1953, the school was dedicated and named in honor of Alice Bemis Taylor, philanthropist and supporter of quality education.

This year there are approximately 250 students attending Taylor School.  The school colors are red and white.  The school mascot is the tiger.

 

Programs and Opportunities:

Active Classroom Volunteers Annual Science Fair
Instrumental Music- 
Strings and Band		 Kindergarten Night Out
Boy & Girl Scouts of America Children's Literacy Center
Chocolate Art Show Annual Book Fair
Student Council Full-day Kindergarten
Gifted and Talented Resource Intramural Sports Program
Taylor Tiger Choir Taylor Percussion Ensemble

What Makes Taylor Special?