It’s been said that Hobe Sound is what Florida was. The Historic Apollo School epitomizes that often-heard statement. Harkening back to the town’s early days, the Historic Apollo School held its first classes in October 1925 when Hobe Sound was Olympia. It served generations of students until 1962, when it closed due to overcrowding. The rehabilitated two-room former schoolhouse now serves the community as a center of historical, educational, and cultural activities.
The only surviving two-room schoolhouse in Martin County, the building was listed (as Olympia School) on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It is the only building in Hobe Sound with this designation. On March 9, 2015, the Apollo School was placed on the Martin County Historic Register.
Artist Maureen Fulgenzi’s rendering of a photograph that may depict the first day of classes on October 19, 1925.
Artist Suzanne Briley interprets the Historic Apollo School following its formal reopening March 29, 2014.
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