Everett was originally called “C Street School.” But in 1890 the Lincoln Board of Education decided to name the school in honor of Edward Everett (1794-1865), an American statesman. Everett at various times was a congressman, senator, governor of Massachusetts, envoy to England, president of Harvard, and an unsuccessful candidate for president of the United States.
Everett (the school) was an elementary school until the new building was opened in 1928 as Lincoln’s third junior high. In the 1991-92 school year Everett was extensively remodeled and converted to elementary use. During this year Everett’s students were housed at nearby Park
School. This was the second time Everett students were moved to Park. In 1928, during the construction of the new building, Everett classes also were held at Park.
