--- title: "History & Historic Preservation | East Angel Foundation" url: https://eastangelfoundation.org/building/preservation description: "The Tower History Museum, Heritage Hall, the War Memorial, and historic preservation review safeguard East High School's architectural and cultural heritage." lang: en --- Skip to content Image: The East High Alumni Heritage Hall exhibit on the third floor (https://eastangelfoundation.org/assets/heritage-hall-C6vXvj1e.jpg) Programs # Preserving East High's history through projects and programs. The History and Historic Preservation Committee safeguards East High School's rich heritage by curating exhibits, preserving architectural elements, maintaining records, and hosting educational programs and tours for students, alumni, and the community. The gymnasium scoreboard. An original hand-operated wooden scoreboard, lettered EAST and VISITORS, still mounted in the East High gymnasium — one of the in-place artifacts documented under the committee's historic preservation review. Select the photo to zoom in on the details. ## Artifacts in place Some of East's history has never left the building. Alongside the Tower History Museum's collection, original fixtures like the gymnasium's wooden EAST and VISITORS scoreboard remain where generations of Angels first saw them. Documenting and protecting these in-place artifacts is part of the committee's historic preservation review. ## Artifact gallery A look at the spaces, exhibits, and fixtures the committee cares for. Select any photo to view it larger. - Image: The original hand-operated wooden scoreboard still mounted in the East High School gymnasium, its cream-painted boards lettered EAST and VISITORS in red above sliding number panels, set against the gym's red steel framework (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/eb775db9-4a4d-4518-9957-b5a53c358326/gym-scoreboard.jpg) Zoom ### The gymnasium scoreboard The original hand-operated wooden scoreboard, still mounted where generations of Angels first saw it. - Image: Inside the Tower History Museum: wooden shelves of archives, a reading table, and vintage East uniforms (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/5d7d785a-1dab-47fa-9a3b-c91946b46cf0/campus-museum-room.jpg) Zoom ### Tower History Museum collection Artifacts curated and displayed by the History Committee. - Image: The Tower History Museum and Archives at East High School (https://eastangelfoundation.org/assets/history-museum-BwaCOtN2.jpg) Zoom ### Tower History Museum and Archives The museum and archive space, open for tours. - Image: The East High Alumni Heritage Hall exhibit on the third floor (https://eastangelfoundation.org/assets/heritage-hall-C6vXvj1e.jpg) Zoom ### East High Alumni Heritage Hall The third-floor exhibit honoring Heritage Hall inductees. - Image: The restored vestibule entrance at East High School (https://eastangelfoundation.org/assets/vestibule-xQsnMinH.jpg) Zoom ### The restored vestibule An architectural element preserved under historic preservation review. - Image: Engraved commemorative bricks and pavers at East High School (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/9f6491fc-fbd1-465a-b47a-3af26ebfc603/pavers-engraved-bricks.webp) Zoom ### Engraved commemorative pavers Bricks and pavers recording gifts and classes across the decades. - Image: The historic painted mural and clock above the wooden circulation desk in the East High School library (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/bbd1aa74-321c-455b-87a5-782dc1bb1f72/campus-library-mural.jpg) Zoom ### The library mural and circulation desk The painted mural and clock above the original oak circulation desk. - Image: Wooden auditorium doors at East High School beneath a carved EHS crest set in a stone arch (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/164a1212-20e1-4efc-95d6-ebf5306ea6d3/campus-ehs-doors.jpg) Zoom ### The carved EHS crest The school's original crest set in stone above the auditorium doors. - Image: A wall clock in an oak case presented to East High School by the Class of 1949 (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/4568b88e-ca17-4f7c-a870-2e279a73718f/campus-class-clock.jpg) Zoom ### Clock given by the Class of 1949 One of many class gifts still in daily use in the building. - Image: The carved stone arch and columns of an interior entrance at East High School (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/2996f34f-2b00-4543-95ec-cb5b091c5c88/campus-stone-arch.jpg) Zoom ### Interior stone arch Carved columns and archway framing one of the interior entrances. - Image: The grand marble staircase inside East High School, rising toward the arched upper landing (https://eastangelfoundation.org/__l5e/assets-v1/7bbc061f-7500-4583-90d4-7caf5187b2fc/campus-grand-staircase-pro.jpg) Zoom ### The grand staircase Marble treads worn smooth by more than a century of Angels. Browse the digitized yearbook archive, 1894 to 2020 (https://eastangelfoundation.org/alumni/yearbooks) — more than a century of East High records, free to read. ## Ongoing projects - ### Tower History Museum and Archives Curate, collect, research, and host tours. - ### East High Alumni Heritage Hall Produce and maintain the third-floor exhibit, oversee the periodic inductee selection process, compile biographical material and oral histories of inductees, and collaborate with the EAF Fundraising Committee on induction events. - ### Historic Preservation Review Document and protect historical and architectural elements of the school building. - ### Historical Research and Writing Contribute to school and Foundation publications. - ### War Memorial Maintain and update the roster display on the second floor. - ### Cultural Recordkeeping Document and maintain institutional traditions. - ### Educational Programs Develop programs for students, faculty, alumni, and the community. - ### Historical Tours Conduct tours of the East High building. Missing asset The committee contact name and email were truncated on the source page and could not be imported in full. ## Every gift keeps an Angel moving forward. Your generosity funds scholarships, classroom projects, and the programs that make East East. EAF is a registered 501(c)3 — donations are tax-deductible. 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