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Former Marinette school sold to developer

By Rachel Charniak Oct 28, 2026 | 10:34 AM

Garfield Elementary School in Marinette on August 20, 2019. PC: Fox 11 Online

MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — After years of discussion, Marinette’s former Garfield Elementary School was sold to a housing developer.

The school closed at the end of the 2021-22 academic year as part of building consolidation efforts in the district.

St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, a private Catholic school, was among the interested buyers, but the district resisted a sale to what it considered a competitor.

At the school board meeting Monday, the district agreed to sell the site for $218,000 to Woda Cooper Companies, an Ohio-based firm which specializes in affordable housing. It plans to convert the building into housing for those 55 and older, the district said.

“We are pleased that this proposal offers an opportunity to give the former Garfield Elementary School a new purpose while preserving an important part of our community’s history,” said Superintendent Matthew Smith said in a statement. “We look forward to seeing how this property could continue to serve the Marinette community in the years ahead.”

Closing on the property has not been finalized yet, however.

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