Maeser School

When Provo's Maeser School opened in 1898, the children had a new building and nowhere to play. Charles and Mary Jane Loose noticed, and did something about it: in 1898 and in 1910 they gave the school district an acre of their land on this block, and it became the schoolyard where generations of Provo children ran and played for a hundred years. The northern half of the school, added in 1912, was built on ground the Looses had donated. The school honors Karl Maeser; this plaza honors the family who made room for its children to be children.

What the plaque says

This plaza is dedicated to the memory of Charles Edwin and Mary Jane Loose for their generous contribution of land on this block to the Provo School District and the students of the Maeser Elementary School. Shortly after the opening of the Maeser School in 1898, the Loose family observed that there was no area for the school children to play outside the school. Through two donations in 1898 and 1910, the Loose family donated approximately one acre of land on the northwest part of this block which was used as a school playground for 100 years. The northern half of the school, constructed in 1912, was built on the land donated by the Loose family. The citizens of Provo recognize the contributions of the Loose family for their gift to the generations of children who played here, their support of the preservation of the building and their prominent role in community history.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Bridal Veil Falls — 7.9 mi
  A dramatic double waterfall cascading 607 feet into Provo Canyon
• Sundance Mountain Resort — 12 mi
  Robert Redford's intimate, arts-minded ski resort on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos, in the North Fork of Provo Canyon.
• Aspen Grove — 12 mi
  The mountain-base trailhead for Mount Timpanogos and Stewart Falls
• Alpine Loop Summit — 13 mi
  The 8,000-foot high point of the Alpine Loop, face to face with Mount Timpanogos

More markers nearby

• In Memory of Dr. Barney Clark — 0.3 mi
• Escalante Trail — 0.4 mi
• The American Family — 0.4 mi
• The Knight Block — 0.5 mi