Shortly after the public meeting May 21 with the Santa Rosa County commissioners seeking public input regarding future improvements to Fidelis Park, a grant writer for the county contacted Jay Historical Society Presidents Matthew Dobson about the school house.
Santa Rosa County requested a letter of support for a grant application to help with funds associated with the 1925 Fidelis School House. Dobson submitted a letter highlighting the historical and architectural design of the old building, as follows:
Brick arches over the windows; brick columns on the front with a wooden canopy extending...
