Mattie Lewis (b.1862), A native of Kentucky, established an all-girls school in the Laurel Heights neighborhood by 1907. In 1912, she advertised the Lewis Limited school's "permanent home" on West Mulberry Avenue and purchased the property the next year, the new home held space for 12 boarding students. The school was the only girls' private school option in Laurel Heights at the time. Lewis' school enrolled around 30 students per year with a handful of teachers, including Harold Morris and Ida Holman. The Lewis Limited school lasted until 1915, and Mattie later taught English and Psychology in other schools.