Mumford High School

Located on Detroit's near-northwest side, Samuel C. Mumford High School is operated by the Detroit Board of Education; the school's namesake served twenty-two years on the Board and was a former president of the organization. Following war-delayed construction, Mumford High opened in September 1949; a time when large segments of Detroit's Jewish-American population had already begun an inexorable movement toward the suburban communities of Oakland County. Mumford's architectural profile features imported powder blue limestone block and exquisite Art Deco styling. During much the 1950s and early 60s, Mumford High served a predominantly Jewish student and faculty population. 1959 graduate, Barry Shapiro set a city record on his way to...