This is something that I have always wondered about. The original part of this building opened in 1957 and there were many additions between then and 1996 when they built the latest addition. In the 50’s-60’s portions, the Simplex addressable pull stations are mounted on weird metal plates. The plates look to be made out of steel or some other metal. They are rectangular and are around 1ft by 1ft (I’m just estimating). They are painted red.
In areas where they had additions to the school after the 60’s and they removed/relocated pull stations, there are the same metal plates but with no pull stations. This means that whatever was in these places before got removed at some point (probably in the early 80’s when the school got a complete system overhaul with a Cerberus Pyrotronics system), and were part of the original school.
Does anyone know what could have been in these places? I think this school is too new for a pull rod system to have been used.
Unfortunately, the current system (an addressable Simplex 4100U with mostly the 80’s Wheelock/Cerberus Pyrotronics horn/strobes), and this building in general likely will be gone within the next few years. The building is currently still being used for the auditorium, but the one at the new high school should be done in early 2025.
If it gives anyone clues as to what the original system could have been, I discovered some abandoned-in-place Simplex 4208/4207 or similar equipment in an electrical room in a nearby elementary school that was built in the same time period. The current horn/strobes are also surface mounted on top of what appear to be old flush mount trim plates for mechanical horns.
If anyone has any idea what could have originally been in these locations, I would greatly appreciate any information!
