THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

29

W

1865-1966

S 29 Mile Rd & H Dr S

Annexed to Albion in 1966. DORS & resource center for nature & history studies

1860's-1967

C Dr

1949. 2nd classroom built

1872-1966

16429 29 Mile Rd, between H & J Drives

Annexed to Albion Pu

29

W

1865-1966

S 29 Mile Rd & H Dr S

Annexed to Albion in 1966. DORS & resource center for nature & history studies

W/B

1893-1929

NW corner of Leedy & West St (Behind the Congregational Church)

A four-room brick school was built to replace a one-room frame schoolhouse. The contractor built the brick building in 1893 at a cost of $5,000. Additions and improvements were made in 1900 and 1920. By 1925 crowding was so severe that the 8th grade students were taught in the basement of the Coloma State Bank for five or six years

Log

About 1845

N of what is now Coloma Riverside Rd, 1 mile W of Coloma

This log school was a rated school. Each family paid a per pupil fee for each child attending. It was W of town

1872-1966

16429 29 Mile Rd, between H & J Drives

Annexed to Albion Pu

Log/W

1850-1893

SW corner of Ryno & Friday Rds

By 1850, subscriptions were taken to organize a one room district school. A schoolhouse was built at the corner of Ryno and Friday Rds at a cost of $349. By 1870, this frame school had 4 classrooms and became a graded school. This school served the educational needs of the district until 1893. North Berrien Internet, Part 1

About 1845

Corner of St. Joseph & Paw Paw St

This was a select school and was more expensive than the rated school W of town. Charles Bostick was the schoolmaster

1906-1953

NE corner of Cherry Bend & Lake Leelanau Rds

Standard School. Annexed to Norris

1860's-1967

C Dr

1949. 2nd classroom built

Beaugrand

Inverness & Old Mackinaw Rds

Beaugrand Township

Benton

Black River Rd

Township Fire Hall. MORSA

Burt

Crump Rd

Township Hall of Burt Township

Crump

4028 Birchwood Rd, Cheboygan

Currently Burt Town Hall

Davison

34

W

4010 State & Bristol (M-15) S/34

Emerson

21

S/21

Empire

7

1881, 1900

Bow & CR 172 Rds, S/7

Iron River H.S.

1935

Lived in Bates Township

Charles and Anna Anderson Attended the Benson and Rogers Schools, Graduating from Iron River H.S. in 1935

New Haven

35

S/35

New Haven

20

S/20

New Haven

9

S/9

New Haven

2

S/2

New Haven

32

S/32

New Haven

7

S/7

New Haven

33

S/33

New Haven

22

S/22

Stambaugh

3

First Stambaugh School System School was in 1904, followed by Palatka School, which was sold in 1908. Couzens building in 1911, Caspian School in 1914, Present H.S. in 1918, Gaastra School in 1922, and new Caspian School in 1924

Stambaugh

3

Log

1889 or 1890

Corner of Kinney Rd near present Gastra City Hall

Log cabin on Andrew Stronger in S/3. Classes held there until Pioneer School was built in 1892. Pioneer also called Baumgartner by 1897. A girl went to Pioneer in 1930 and then H.S. in Stambaugh and graduated in 1936. Or you could go to Elm instead of Pioneer. After the 1930 school year all Pioneer students went to Stambaugh. She taught Elementary there for 7 years. Then she went to Bakes to teach 1st grade. Then to West Iron and back to Stambaugh for 21 years. Edison had grades K-8. Too many kids so it moved to Pioneer. Elm School was brick or stucco

Curtis

Alcona

24 or 19

1881-

5576 US-23, Black River, MI 48721

Curtis Township Hall

Au Train

Alger

-1950

Au Train county split off from Schoolcraft in 1885. It is now a resort between the bay and the lake on M-28

Two-room schoolhouse in town before everyone was switched to Deerton and Munising Schools after 1950. The schoolhouse burned-down 10 years later. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 173

Alpena

1

3 1/2 miles S of Hillman Rd, S/1

Jesse Besser went to this school

Alpena

Alpena

B

1881

2nd Ward

Handsome brick school built in second ward. Total student population of children was 1,513. 2 men teachers, 14 women teachers & 1 special ed teacher. 523 boys and 539 girls (total 1059). By June, 1883, 5 school buildings were in the city

Chestonia

Antrim

27

3-4 miles W of Village of Alba, Scatterly Lake Rd & CR 620

Antrim County Soil Survey, 1923. Ed & Mary McDuffie give a presentation on Antrim County Schools with transparencies from glass slides

Mancelona

Antrim

28

SE corner of county

Teacher: Gerda Peterson

Covington

Baraga

1938-

US-141 terminates at Covington, Michigan

Residence. Edward Sikkila (1903-1977)

Lanse

Baraga

Alberta Village Museum 21235 Alberta Ave, L'Anse

Henry Ford wanted to create a planned community that offered workers houses, two schools (K-4) and another for (5-8). He donated the town, schools, sawmill, and lumber from the surrounding area to Michigan Tech University for their forestry program. Open to public 9-5 Spring to Fall

Berrien

W/B

1893-1929

NW corner of Leedy & West St (Behind the Congregational Church)

A four-room brick school was built to replace a one-room frame schoolhouse. The contractor built the brick building in 1893 at a cost of $5,000. Additions and improvements were made in 1900 and 1920. By 1925 crowding was so severe that the 8th grade students were taught in the basement of the Coloma State Bank for five or six years

Berrien

About 1845

Corner of St. Joseph & Paw Paw St

This was a select school and was more expensive than the rated school W of town. Charles Bostick was the schoolmaster

Berrien

Log/W

1850-1893

SW corner of Ryno & Friday Rds

By 1850, subscriptions were taken to organize a one room district school. A schoolhouse was built at the corner of Ryno and Friday Rds at a cost of $349. By 1870, this frame school had 4 classrooms and became a graded school. This school served the educational needs of the district until 1893. North Berrien Internet, Part 1

Berrien

1934

In 1934 Berrien County Schools had 165 schools in operation. 134 rural schools, 13 parochial schools and 4 city school systems

Berrien

1930

West St & what is now Red Arrow Highway

In 1928 a contract for construction of a new Coloma school building was approved to be paid by bond issued for $125,000. 308 pupils in all grades and 10 teachers. The new building featured a gymnasium that also served as an auditorium with seating for several hundred people. The ample grounds allowed for a baseball and football fields, tennis courts and other athletic features. In 1951, a 4 room vocational building was added to the main building and in 1957 an Elementary School was built W of that along with another gym being added to the school building. The rural schools of Gray, Ingraham, Clymer, Boyer, Bundy, Pier, and Cribbs were discussing annexing with Coloma. Washington, Brick, Millburn and Curtis were also interested in consolidation. In Feb 1958, 8 rural schools formed the Coloma Community Schools. Curtis and Brick were the last to be added at that time

Berrien

Log

About 1845

N of what is now Coloma Riverside Rd, 1 mile W of Coloma

This log school was a rated school. Each family paid a per pupil fee for each child attending. It was W of town

Bertrand

Berrien

6

B

Galien/Buchanan Rd on N township line toward W edge

Brick structure. Per Marge Yetzke

Hagar

Berrien

1876-

Cannot find on map

Lincoln

Berrien

1876-

Lincoln Township, established in 1867 and was taken from Royalton Township. Old Time Schools Internet

New Buffalo

Berrien

by 1895

Probably in Village of New Buffalo

George Miller, teacher in 1898. Nice photo of 11 graduates in the Class of 1895. Name of students listed. Where school was located is unknown

New Buffalo

Berrien

New Buffalo Township in 1836 was taken from Niles. First Schoolhouse built in 1836. Old Time Schools Internet

Niles

Berrien

9 & 10

Corner of Walton Rd & US-31

NW of Niles

St. Joseph

Berrien

B

1883-1965

Across the Rd, 9950 Pucker between Pokogen & Smith Rds

2nd building cost $1,100. Spring field trip to identify and pick wildflowers for May baskets 1946/47

St. Joseph Village

Berrien

Log

1 mile W of Dickerville on Riverside Rd

In the 1820's and 1830's there were more than one log building that school was taught in until other buildings were constructed to replace them. Many may have been called Log School Old Time Schools. Internet

Watervliet

Berrien

1848

Located at present site of the Watervliet Record Office

Watervliet

Berrien

1864

School stood on St. Joseph Street just E of the present Congregational church

From Trails of Shingle Diggins. In 1870 a 2nd story was added but in 1890 a new school was built a little E of the old school building. That first school cost $4,750 but a new school built in 1923 across the road cost $250,000. In 1954 two Elementary schools were built. One on the N and one on the Sides of the city. In 1967 a new HS was built at a cost of 2 million dollars

Weesaw

Berrien

8

Glendora Rd, 1/8 miles W of Log Cabin Rd intersection, S side

Calhoun

29

W

1865-1966

S 29 Mile Rd & H Dr S

Annexed to Albion in 1966. DORS & resource center for nature & history studies

Calhoun

1860's-1967

C Dr

1949. 2nd classroom built

Calhoun

1872-1966

16429 29 Mile Rd, between H & J Drives

Annexed to Albion Pu

Athens

Calhoun

Corner of 1 Mile Rd & V Dr, W of Athens

Residence

Beaugrand

Cheboygan

1999 Old Mackinaw Rd

Gone. MORSA

Beaugrand

Cheboygan

Inverness & Old Mackinaw Rds

Beaugrand Township

Benton

Cheboygan

Black River Rd

Township Fire Hall. MORSA

Burt

Cheboygan

Crump Rd

Township Hall of Burt Township

Crump

Cheboygan

4028 Birchwood Rd, Cheboygan

Currently Burt Town Hall

Hamlin

Eaton

Corner of Holmes Hwy & Royston Rd

Building torn-down and turned into a residence. Consolidated with Eaton Rapids in 1958

Warmer

Emmet

At one time 48 schools in Emmet County (We don't have that many)

Atlas

Genesee

by 1896-

Mary Campbell: Teacher in 1896-97

Davison

Genesee

34

W

4010 State & Bristol (M-15) S/34

Gladwin

26

1905

SW corner, S/26

Cost $760 in 1909. A wood-shed & fence added. In 1923 a new furnace & chemical toilets. Two-rooms K -10 until 1943 then back to one-room. In 1950 had hot lunch program, 1958 telephone & in 1959 became part of the Gladwin School System. Then became Sherman Township Hall. Torn-down in 1986 to build a new Township Hall

Whitewater

Grand Traverse

2

S/2

1916 map

Emerson

Gratiot

21

S/21

New Haven

Gratiot

20

S/20

New Haven

Gratiot

7

S/7

New Haven

Gratiot

2

S/2

New Haven

Gratiot

33

S/33

New Haven

Gratiot

35

S/35

New Haven

Gratiot

22

S/22

New Haven

Gratiot

9

S/9

New Haven

Gratiot

32

S/32

Huron

1893-1967

1/2 mile E of Schock Rd

Asphalt shingled school now used as a voting precinct. 28 ft x 40 ft

Huron

1/2 mile S of P Roemer Rd

Building sold, storage, June 1968. 48 ft x 21 ft

Huron

1882-1941

24 ft x 28 ft

Huron

Teacher Interview with Mrs. Arthur Dundas: Siegel Township. Log building. 2nd year a new school was built of frame. After that Siegel went to Caseville. Caseville in 89-91

I began to teach in 1884 until 1894. I signed a contract to teach. For the first 5 years I got $25 a month and the other five I got $35 a month. This was the highest salary paid to a woman in the county

Huron

W

Ruth Rd, S of Atwater Rd

Annexed. Ubly, June 1968

Huron

W

1895-1957

Klug Rd

Sold. Storage. Gone, 1992

Sherwin

Iosco

23

Log

S/23

In 1922, 120 residents

Iron River H.S.

Iron

1935

Lived in Bates Township

Charles and Anna Anderson Attended the Benson and Rogers Schools, Graduating from Iron River H.S. in 1935

Stambaugh

Iron

3

Log

1889 or 1890

Corner of Kinney Rd near present Gastra City Hall

Log cabin on Andrew Stronger in S/3. Classes held there until Pioneer School was built in 1892. Pioneer also called Baumgartner by 1897. A girl went to Pioneer in 1930 and then H.S. in Stambaugh and graduated in 1936. Or you could go to Elm instead of Pioneer. After the 1930 school year all Pioneer students went to Stambaugh. She taught Elementary there for 7 years. Then she went to Bakes to teach 1st grade. Then to West Iron and back to Stambaugh for 21 years. Edison had grades K-8. Too many kids so it moved to Pioneer. Elm School was brick or stucco

Stambaugh

Iron

3

First Stambaugh School System School was in 1904, followed by Palatka School, which was sold in 1908. Couzens building in 1911, Caspian School in 1914, Present H.S. in 1918, Gaastra School in 1922, and new Caspian School in 1924

Jackson

W

1949

Berry & Cooper Rd

Consolidated with 5 districts HRAS

Jackson

B

1845-

S/26 Horton & Reynolds Rd

after 1871 children living north of airline Railroad went to Bean and those living south went to Reynolds. 1st in twp consolidated with Concord School District 1953. Sold in 1957 to Missionary Baptist Church.

Concord

Jackson

Log/W/B

1835

W Center & Maple Sts (3rd building)

The original school was in a log building in 1835. In the 1850's this building was outgrown and property bought on corner of W Center & Maple Sts in 1861. By the close of 1862 a large one-room brick school was needed, so an addition was made to the S side with an addition added in 1869. This building fell into disrepair, probably due to poor quality bricks. In 1882-83 a large, beautiful Victorian schoolhouse was built. Of course that too was outgrown and an addition was needed and was erected shortly after WWI (after 1918) Then the school district purchased the local opera house in 1937 and remodeled it, making it into a gymnasium, classrooms, restrooms and shower facilities. A school bus was purchased in 1938 to transport 56 rural students. On October 12, 1943 a fire gutted the entire High School. It is a day that many will never forget. Throughout these turbulent years the process of consolidating was taking place. In 1944 the districts of Howard, Lutten, Cross, Cochran, Stoddard, Dewey, Mann, W Brick and Pardee, along with Reynolds a few years later, annexed to Concord. In 1955 Concord Community Schools was formed. In 1956 and 1960 W and E wings were added to the school. In 1962 Pulaski and Riceville also annexed to Concord. In 1964 construction on a new High School building was begun. History of Concord Schools. p 5-8 including many photos

Liberty

Jackson

S/30

Kalamazoo

Celery Flats Historical Park

Purchased by Portage 1990 State Historic Site - 1992, L 1867

Kalamazoo

Kilgore Rd., corner of Spring Rd. or N Avenue

Fractional district

Alamo

Kalamazoo

Corner of D Avenue and 12th Street

In 1994 was "Hickory Stick Antique Shop"

Augusta

Kalamazoo

Behind library in center of town

Now museum

Charleston

Kalamazoo

20

South side of Miller Drive (Territorial Rd.), just east of intersection with Michigan Avenue

Climax

Kalamazoo

27

East side of 43rd St., just north of RS Avenue

Climax

Kalamazoo

31

On line between sections 31 & 32, south side of S Avenue, between 37th & 39th Sts.

Comstock

Kalamazoo

35

NW corner of N Ave., & 33rd St.

Fractional

Cooper # 2

Kalamazoo

1850's

1/2 mi N of Cooper Center

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

35

South side of Stadium Dr., some west of 9th St.

Historic Preservation in Oshtemo Township, pp. 91-94

Portage

Kalamazoo

17

West side of Oakland Dr. between Schuring Rd. & Centre Avenue

Portage

Kalamazoo

22

Corner of Centre Street & Westnedge Ave.

Portage

Kalamazoo

Bacon Rd.

Organized in 1860; converted to residence in 1937; Lawrence home

Portage

Kalamazoo

34

South side of Bacon Avenue, 1/2 block east of S. Westnedge

Prairie Ronde

Kalamazoo

Corner of east "U" Ave. & 14th St. north, Schoolcraft

Pictures

Prairie Ronde

Kalamazoo

25

West side of 11th St., south of XY Avenue

Richland

Kalamazoo

11

SE corner of BC Ave. & M-43

Texas

Kalamazoo

Corner of Milham & 8th St.

Located right behind old church on the pie shape corner. Picture as a residence.

Texas

Kalamazoo

10

SW Corner of 8th St. on "O" Avenue, near KVCC

Picture as a Residence

Texas

Kalamazoo

18

NW corner of RS Avenue & 6th St.

Wakeshma

Kalamazoo

Kalkaska

One of the schools had 176 students in 1909. A fire in 1923 wiped out most of the town. A local Elementary School has been part of the Kalkaska district since 1960. The H.S. was demolished in 1962. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 77

Kent

Early Information on schools

One of the first one-room schools was in Byron Township and taught in teacher's home. By 1918 there were 205 country schools in Kent County. Employed 334 teachers of whom 42 were men. There were 9 High Schools. Also 4 private and 31 parochial schools, (p. 417-420)

Kent

Log

1869 -1867

S/33

Gone - burned

Kent

B

1892-

2nd room added 1925

Gone - td 1965

Kent

W

1870-

4909 Thornapple River Rd S/28

Residence

Kent

W

1854

8185 36th Street near Buttrick

Residence

Kent

W

1857-1892

76th & Burlingame

Kent

1953 In use 1979

new 2 room school built 1953

Kent

W

1921-1952

16 Thirteen Mile Rd, Sparta

Twp Museum , 449 Ada Dr. SE State Historic Site - 1992

Kent

W

1870

8778 Cascade Rd

Residence Painted White - Furnished with Black Walnut Furniture

Kent

1867

Prairie

Union School

Kent

1861

S side of S/15, 1/2 mi E of Twp Hall

Kent

48th & Thornapple River

Kent

1857-1874

Moved to 9352 Homrich Ave

Residence

Kent

1863

north side of D/8

Block house erected N side of S/8

Kent

68th St & Nomich

Residence

Ada # 13

Kent

W

1867

S/10

$1,000

Algoma # 7

Kent

W

1863

South part of S/23

Paris # 11

Kent

Before 1855 -

NE cor at Burton

Wyoming # 7

Kent

Org 1856

Godfrey Lee NOR

Lapeer

1898-

Hornert Road

Residence

Lapeer

Hornet & Sawmill Lake Rd

Lapeer

Hemingway Lake Rd, W of 11th St.

Residence - modernized, additions in village of Otter Lake

Lapeer

Move to Ortonville, Oakland County, Brandon Twp

Lapeer

1890-

Sand Hill & Gen. Squier Rds.

Owned a dictionary, globe ink was 70 C pre Qt., chalk 70 C per box, water pail $1.00 & wood $2.00 per cord

Lapeer

moved to Coolidge Rd, Goodrich

Residence, School

Oregon # 10

Lapeer

McKeen Sawmill School

Leelanau

1906-1953

NE corner of Cherry Bend & Lake Leelanau Rds

Standard School. Annexed to Norris

Empire

Leelanau

7

1881, 1900

Bow & CR 172 Rds, S/7

Tyrone # 2

Livingston

1839-1860

Sections 7,8,17,18 part of 9,16 & 20

Macomb

Romeo, MI 48065

Sold 1954 & 1969

Macomb

52700 Van Dyke

State Historic Site - 1989 L 1653

Macomb

Shelby Twp, MI 48316-3572

Utica Community Schools

Macomb

John/Audrey Hemr

Consolidated 1952

Macomb

1/3 mile south on W side of Plank Rd

School moved in the 1920's

Macomb

3/4 Mile E of Van Dyke

Macomb

B

S/5

Warren Consolidated Schools

Armada

Macomb

Armada Center & McFadden S/18

Armada

Macomb

Armada Center bet Capac & True S/16

Armada

Macomb

33 Mile bet Memphis Ridge & Stoddard - County Line S/25

Erin # 8

Macomb

1898

Nine Mile (Deer Rd) W of Greater Mack

July 25, 1898

Richmond

Macomb

34 Mile & Armada Center

Richmond

Macomb

32 Mile bet Miller & Place

Richmond

Macomb

Armada Center & Lowe Plank

S/34

Richmond

Macomb

Prinz Rd at Angling S/7

Warren

Macomb

Warren & Dowland S/18

Mason

B

1903-1916

Masten & Haeley

McCumber & Locke consolidated soon after the new Locke School was built in 1908 2 story bldg, Logan consolidated/Carr. In 1947 Logan & Lake District, 1957 MCCSD

Mason

W

1876-1943

Campbell & Sugar Grove

Gone td, 1955 students went to Stewart Custer District

Mason

1903-1941

Free Soil & Darr (NW)

Gone, Freesoil Twp Unit, then Freesoil Community School Dist

Mason

W

1881-1956

Johnson & Gordon

Storage - joined Riverton Twp # 2 in 1949

Mason

W

1883-1949

S Morton Rd

2r, formed Riverton District # 2 renamed butler, 1931 Butler, Morton, Jones & Wiley formed Riverton # 2 in 1949

Mason

CB

1906-1957

Anthony & Custer

Gone, Custer School District, MCE

Mason

W

1929-1956

US 31 & Chauvez

Standing,- students went to Pleasant View

Mason

W

1919-1941

Hogue & US 31

Residence FTU 1956 FCSD

Mason

W

1885-1954

Millerton & Custer

Vacant, Custer, 1966 MCESD

Mason

W

1876-1945

Tuttle & Sugar Grove

Standard School 1966, part to MCCSD others to MCES

Mason

B

1913-1939

Hawley & US 31 (SE)

Standard School, 1914 was 2nd school designated, Summit Two Unit until 1964 Storage - Students went to South Summit which became LASD 1966

Mason

W

1871-1895

2nd across the road

Mason

2872 N Scottsville Rd, US 31

Antique Shop, sold to Lithuanian Society

Menominee

5 1/2 miles W of Stephenson

CSAA Plaque owner: Tom Ahrens

Cedar View or No. Ingersoll Bay View

Menominee

Faithhorn

Menominee

1881/82-1901

Spaulding Township split with Harris Township in 1902. Harris then received two of the finest one-room schools in Menominee Township. Wilson and Holmes were the first 2 Spalding Schools after split from Ingallston Township in 1877

Gourley

Menominee

Log

1890-1913

Burned-down in 1913. Replaced by a frame school built across the road in 1913

Harris

Menominee

1935

H.S. students started taking the school bus to Gourley as Harris was too small For H.S. There were 3 one-room schools in Harris Township at this time

Meyer

Menominee

-by 1902

This old building was later used as a motion picture theater and after that an addition in 1902 was used as a lodge hall

Midland

1861-

Water Rd.

Plank Bldg

Midland

1901-1950's

Moved to CMU at Mt Pleasant

Renovated 1930 - chemical pit toilets, ceiling W. Preston at N Campus lowered, metal ceiling tiles were installed, Mt. Pleasant, MI - Isabella County housed migrant workers, moved to Mt Pleasant, Isabella County on the Central Michigan University campus early 1970's. restored 1975, part of Museum of Culture and Natural History. open by appointment

Midland

B

E end of Colman S/20

Midland

Moved to Sanford - Museum

Consolidated, Meridian School System

Edenville # 1

Midland

Log

1859-

banks of the Tittabawassee River

8 pupils

Hope # 1

Midland

Log

Village of Hope

Larkin

Midland

W

1910-

Jefferson & Hubbard

Montcalm

W

1877-1899

Hillman & Klees Rd

Montmorency

3.5 m S of Hillman S/1

Jesse Besser went to this school

Muskegon

Chase & Post Rd

Consolidated, Montague Public School abt 1951

Muskegon

Indian Bay Rd

Muskegon

Cloverville Rd. S/35

Annexed to Fruitport 9-15-1967 Residence

Muskegon

City of Muskegon

Muskegon

Quarterline Rd

Named for Nathan T. Cummins

Muskegon

1875

in Muskegon

Burned in 1874

Muskegon

Meinert & Chase Rd S/11

Muskegon

S/22 1/2 mile W of Maple Island Rd

Moved to Sternberg & Sullivan Rds

Muskegon

S of Heights Ravenna

Sunday School classes held here