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THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION
Requirements needed to achieve
status of a Standard School.
1. School year of nine months
2. Suitable salary
3. Proper lighting
4. School grounds of at least 1/2 acre
5. Schoolhouse in good repair
6. Well or sanitary drinking fountain
7. Hardwood floors
8. Heating and ventilating system
9. Library of 80 volumes
10. Seats and desks suitable for all ages
11. Good blackboards with some for small children
12. A dictionary, flag, maps, charts, glove, organ, and pictures
*Almost every school had a picture of George Washington & Abraham Lincoln. Some schools also had pictures of other significant Generals
Database of Michigan Schoolhouses
Welcome to the Michigan Schoolhouse Database collected by the Michigan One Room Schoolhouse Association.
Containing more than seven-thousand entries, it is one of the largest available databases for Michigan schoolhouses.
County | Township | School & School # | Section | BM | Year | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Van Buren | Waverly | Lakeview | Glendale Rd | True Northerner, newspaper, Paw Paw, September 3, 1897. True Northerner, September 3, 1897, Lakeview School District, Nora McFarlin Closed her school last Friday | |||
Van Buren | Lawrence | Lamphear #5 | 20 | 1871 | NW corner of the NE Qtr of S/20 | Gone. Torn-down. See p. 94 Times Gone by Lawrence | |
Van Buren | Geneva | Lannen #4 | 5 | S/5, Pheonix Rd (CR 388) | 1895 County map. C. H. Mott property | ||
Van Buren | South Haven | Law | M-140 & CR 380 or 16th St (Airport Rd) | Now First United Pentecostal Church. Photo 12/11/92. Rex Pierce | |||
Van Buren | Lawrence | B | 1878- | In operation in 1947 | |||
Van Buren | Arlington | Lee | 3 | ||||
Van Buren | Hamilton | Lee | 12 | CR 358 & 78th Ave | Contact: Don Marks 624-6668. See: Decatur Scrapbook: William Graham See Van Buren County History p. 128. Photo p. 26 | ||
Van Buren | Paw Paw | Lee | 28 | Paw Paw & Decatur Rds or 38th St (Not M-51 ) | Per: Leona Washburn 14 Apr. 1994. Per: MacGregor (James) 710 Fletcher, Kal. 49007. Ph: 381-8172. Torn-down Jan 13, 1961. Teacher: Marian Pfister | ||
Van Buren | Geneva | Lull | Log | 1855 | Erected about 1855. Built of logs | ||
Van Buren | Paw Paw | Lyle | M-51, S of Red Arrow & Big Pond between Eagle Lake, corner of M-51 & Paw Paw Rd | Eagle Lake. See Van Buren County History. See: Decatur Scrapbook History. Burned-down | |||
Van Buren | Geneva | Maple Grove | 24 | CR 689 & M-43, 2 miles W of Maple Grove Church on M-43 | Teacher: Chapin Mac Allister. Nursing home in Farmington, MI | ||
Van Buren | Porter | Maxam #9 | 34 | 1887-1936 | 94th Ave & 27th St, S/34 | 1895 County map. Burned-down May 1988 | |
Van Buren | Lawrence ? | McVey | |||||
Van Buren | Decatur | McWilliams | 1886-June 1941 | M-51 & 76th Ave | Fractional. Built in 1886. See Lyle Family in Van Buren County History p.192. Catherine Howland: Teacher for 4 years in 1926. See Also Howland Family History and Van Buren County History p. 155 & p. 1446 | ||
Van Buren | Pine Grove | Mentha | Elaine Fuller and brothers attended per George Fritz, 16 Jan 1994 | ||||
Van Buren | Hartford | Miles #2 | 2 | W | 52nd St & CR 627, S/2 | 1895 County map. Received info and photo 7-30-97. Catherine Carney: Teacher in 1910. Van Buren County History p. 320 | |
Van Buren | Lawrence | Monroe #7 | 34 | B | 1884-1947 | S/34, SW corner by Taylor Lake | Gone. Consolidated in 1947. Fractional. Times Gone by p. 99. Audrey Brigham attended & taught. Died Dec. 10, 1994 |
Van Buren | Almena | Moore | 13 | Fish Hatchery Rd, on the E side | Photo p. 320 Van Buren County History. Per Mrs. Sheffer and Bea Ellis. Teacher: Viola (Shaw) Buis (1923-24) Teacher: Ruth Reynolds | ||
Van Buren | Pine Grove | Muck Kids One Room School Group | From Obituary of Peter J. Ora Jr. A member of the Muck Kid One Room School House Group. Per James Macgregor. Same as Mentha School | ||||
Van Buren | Bloomingdale | Munn #6 | 10 | W | 1897 | S/10, 38 1/2 St, 1 mile N of CR 388 | 1895 County map. Contact: Nathan Baylor who said to contact George Fritz 628-2861 whose mother taught there |
Van Buren | Lawrence | Museum | 2nd House E of Museum | Per Ruth Sieners. One is E of Museum ( Dist #1 Fr. ? ) Ask: Fran Carpenter. 422-7200. Per Charlotte Stevens | |||
Van Buren | Waverly | Myers | 1 | S of Bell #2 | Dorothy Armintrout. Mother of Dorothy (Reese) Armintrout taught one year. Either at Bell (# 2) or Myers. Her name was Mildred Stoughton married to Carl Reese | ||
Van Buren | Hartford | Myles | 1 | 52nd St & CR 687 | Contact: R. L. McConnell, 14 Franklin St, Hartford, MI 49057. Catherine Carney: Teacher | ||
Van Buren | Hamilton | Nesbitt #2 | 4 | W | 1856-1918 | 74560 CR 215 & 76th Ave | Being restored. Steve Peterson 674-8730. See Lawrence Library. 1976 Centennial book p. 102. Times Gone by. See p. 1447. Scrapbook of Decatur History |
Van Buren | Hartford | North Bell | SW of Hartford Rd | Mrs. Stockwell 9/24/92. Photo, very faint. No copy mat. Helen Fuller 10/21/92 | |||
Van Buren | South Haven | North Maple Grove | 1/4 mile W of church | Church now | |||
Van Buren | Covert | North Mill | 1869- | Established in 1869. See A Look at Covert's Heritage, by Pearl Sarno. Also known as Bartley School | |||
Van Buren | Pine Grove | North Point #4 | 5 | 31856 M-40, S/5 | 1895 County map. Residence. Per Mrs. James MacGregor. Roy Winters, her father, taught there | ||
Van Buren | Porter | Number 1 | CR 354 | Katherine Turner, mother of Ward Cornish taught there | |||
Van Buren | Antwerp | Number 9 | 34 | 26th St | 1873 Atlas | ||
Van Buren | Porter | Number Eight | 15 | 1892- | 80th Ave & 28th St | Porter. Sept. 7, 1892. Floyd Nesbitt. See p. 85 Decatur Scrapbook History. See p. 319 Van Buren County History. April 13, 1892. Florence Hall: Teacher | |
Van Buren | Antwerp | Number Seven | CR 354 (Doll's Rd) & 28th St | Was moved to ? Pupils: Weldin, Haynes, Lytle families. Per: Dorothy Spencer. Teacher in 1916 was Miss Mildred Gearhart | |||
Van Buren | Bertrand | Oak Forest | |||||
Van Buren | Pine Grove | Old Pine Grove | 22 | Corner of 32nd St & CR 388, S of Gobles 2 miles | Teacher: Catherine Howland for 1 year. Wrote her 4/4/93 for information 6/20/93. See notebook | ||
Van Buren | Paw Paw | Old Red Brick | The public school system has undergone many changes. In 1922 after demolition of the Old Red Brick School, a new school was opened on Michigan Ave. In 1924 the school was affiliated with Western Michigan University. The Cedar Street Elementary School was completed in 1954 to relieve overcrowding | ||||
Van Buren | Decatur | Ormsby | 17 | There in 1885 | 82nd & 42nd Sts | Eagle Lodge/Eastern Star. Photo 5/31/94, Ron. Eagle Lodge 1947 | |
Van Buren | Arlington | Orton #2 | 20 | S/20, E central part of section | 1895 County map. Schools Awake, by George Shutt | ||
Van Buren | Covert | Packard | 1868-1932 | 24th Ave, W of M-40 | Source: Ludwig Valdauf. See A Look at Covert's Heritage, by Pearl Sarno | ||
Van Buren | Almena | Palmer #5 | 26 | W | 1865-1960 | CR 652 Almena Rd. CR 375 & 652 | 1895 County map. See p. 320 Van Buren County History for photo. Olga Masten: Teacher 1948-1951. Prepared booklet for Homecoming |
Van Buren | Covert | Paulville | 1877- | See A Look at Covert's Heritage, by Pearl Sarno | |||
Van Buren | Paw Paw | Paw Paw District | Overview of Paw Paw Schools History | ||||
Van Buren | Hamilton | Phelps District | 31 | See Bell School #2 | |||
Van Buren | Porter | Pine Grove #1f | 32 | W | 32nd St & CR 388, S/32 | Residence. 2 miles N of Gobles Rd. Schools Awake | |
Van Buren | Pine Grove | Pine Grove Corner | See Brown School #2 | ||||
Van Buren | Lawrence | Plopper | Corner of 64th Ave & 40th St | (Per Irwin Barker 624-1578) See p. 110. Times Gone by Lawrence. See Decatur History Scrapbook p. 291, 767, 769, 778, 1161, 1086. Built by Harry Lurkins grandfather Sanders. 8/1/93, Robert Cody (Querying), Marian Cody. Contact: Gerald Hutchins, 43283 CR 673, Lawrence. 674-3917. Clara Castle attended from Primary-8th grade and remembers Pom Pom Pull Away. Teachers: Mildred Hendrickson, ----- Carrington | |||
Van Buren | Lawrence | Poplar | 46th St & 54th Ave | ||||
Van Buren | Porter | Porter Center #3 | 21 | W | 35064 CR 352 at 28th St | Sept. 7, 1892, Porter. Teachers: Miss Jennie Perry and Mae Streeter in 1917. See Durkee School | |
Van Buren | Lawrence | Prospect Lake | 22 | 50th St, between 64th & 68th Aves | Audrey Brigham: Teacher. After having taught at Cross & Monroe. Graduated in 1916 & taught Cross. See p. 71 & 104 Times Gone by Lawrence. See p. 55, Van Buren County History (Audrey Brigham Monroe School) Burned-down in 1943. Contact: Irwin Barker, 31452 64th Ave, Lawton 624-1578. Teachers: Blanche Denton & Mabel I Boyer (b. Sep 1, 1889-d. Dec 4, 1996) | ||
Van Buren | Porter | Purgatory #10 | 17 | S/17, 31512 CR 352 Lawton Rd | 1895 County map. Residence. Teacher: Bertha Frisbee in 1888 | ||
Van Buren | Pine Grove | Quail Trap | Corner 12th Ave & 26th St, 1 mile NW of Kendall Rd | Contact: Mrs. James A. MacGregor, 710 N. Fletcher. Ph: 381-8172 | |||
Van Buren | Hamilton | Red #7 | 10 | 1837-1887 | S/10, Territorial Rd & CR 215 | Gone. Burned-down in 1974. p. 47, 48, 49, 50 Times Gone By. Pauline Heldt, 1976 Lawrence Centennial | |
Van Buren | Lawrence ? | Rice Lake | Grant District | ||||
Van Buren | Antwerp | Richmond #5 | 9 | W | 28133 Red Arrow Hwy, S/9 | 1895 County map. See photo p. 30 Van Buren County History. A. W. Moshier, Ja S. Bale, W J Bale Property. Red Arrow Storage Site. Ask: Max Harris & Rolinda Rumbaugh per Bea Ellis 8/27/92. Wrote SASE 8-3-92. She phoned 9-9-92. Saw: 9-22-92 | |
Van Buren | Waverly | River Valley | 40th St near 48th St | Teacher: Lela (Washburn) Brown | |||
Van Buren | Paw Paw | Riverside | 52nd & Hazen Sts | Beyond Clapp School | |||
Van Buren | Geneva | Riverside #8 | B | 1903- | NW corner of CR 384 & 68th St, E of Maple Grove Rd | Now a residence. Per: Rex Pierce (6/26/92) Per: Helen Fuller: N W of Paw Paw Rd & N of Clapp School. Teacher: Hazel Mau-house? 2 Riversides, Helen & Rex unsure. Teacher in 1907 was Ida A. Trigg | |
Van Buren | Hartford | Rush Lake #9 | There in 1866 | 67926 CR 372 | Residence. Ask: Mary Stockwell. Ask: Bob McConnell (lived at Rush Lake) (Museum, 14 Franklin, Hartford. 621-4669) D. Spencer's mom (Clara Birdsell) taught there in 1893. Sample of wedding dress. (D. has it. Thick gray material: Indian Cemetery: Pokagon: Chief Simon. Ph: 621-3390 | ||
Van Buren | Columbia | Saddle Lake #7 | 22 | 1956-57 | S/22, SW central of section | 1895 County map. Photo in Gallery. Schools Awake, by George Shutt | |
Van Buren | Salmon | Now a Residence. Wood Building. Bea Ellis. 668-3657, 8/27/92. Ask: James Burns. Gobles phone. 30156 29th St, Gobles? Paw Paw? | |||||
Van Buren | Bangor | School Section Lake | 16 | SE of Glendale Rd | Per Fran Carpenter 8/28/92 Bea Ellis 8/27/92 Chas Molby | ||
Van Buren | Bloomingdale area | Scott | |||||
Van Buren | Lawrence | Shafer Lake | 19 | W of Taylor Lake | See p. 113 & 114. Times Gone by Lawrence. Originally Danks Dist until 1960. Per John Shafer | ||
Van Buren | Decatur | Shaw #1 | 1829-1946 | Cash Disbursements. Decatur library c. 2002 | |||
Van Buren | Decatur | Shaw #1 | 35 | W | 1884- | S/35 | Edgar Bergen attended. Gone. Burned-down in 1958. Mrs. Richard (Mary Ellen Labadie) Hemingway, 39273 CR 669, Decatur, MI 49045. Ph: 423-8449. Will loan record book of her father's. Wesley Labadie d. June 6, 1993. Wickett Corner. Same side as Howe's |
Van Buren | Geneva | Sheldon #2 | 14 | 60th St & CR 360, S/14 | 1895 County map. Burned-down April 1931. Used for storage | ||
Van Buren | Covert | Sinkler | 1856- | Fractional with Watervliet Township, Berrien County. Established in 1856. See A Look at Covert's Heritage, by Pearl Sarno | |||
Van Buren | Keeler | Sister Lakes #9f | 31 | S/31 | Fractional. Copied Mrs. Stockwell's picture 9/22/92. In 1921-1922 the teacher was Mary Martin (Stockwell) Teacher: Irene Wiles | ||
Van Buren | Almena | Solomon | 21 | CR 653 N of Almena, W side of CR 653, N of 38th Ave | Per Kristin Garceau: Dale Conolly 668-3682, 9/22/83. Land donated by the Solomon family. building was dismantled and perhaps fell victim to arson | ||
Van Buren | Keeler | South Bell | NW of Keeler Rd & SW of Hartford Rd | Helen Fuller on 10/21/92 | |||
Van Buren | Hamilton | Sowers/Corwin #1 | W | 1868 | 73978 56th St at CR 360 | Residence | |
Van Buren | Bloomingdale | Speicher | 33 | CR 665 & 24th St | Currently a residence for migrant workers | ||
Van Buren | Glendale | Standard | Across St from Glendale Cemetery | Per: Helen Fuller. Sign on school said 1880. School was destroyed by a tornado, as well as church across the street. Property has been sold. Only thing left is the old well that was behind the school (Information Provided by Beverly Chase) | |||
Van Buren | Bangor | Standard School #6 | 7 | 1871- | CR 378 & 69th St, S/7 | 1895 County map | |
Van Buren | Antwerp | Steeple #2 | 7 | W | 1866-1960 | Red Arrow Hwy | Gone. Now a parking lot. Dorothy Spencer's Uncle, Will Lane lived across the road from Morrison's. Dorothy rode Bob's pony |
Van Buren | Hartford | Stickney | NW of Abbott School or NW of Hartford Rd | Per: Helen Fuller. Teachers: Ida Stickney & Octavia Forbush | |||
Van Buren | Hartford | Stoughton Corners #8 | 10 | Log | 1842 | 63125 52nd Ave, S/10 | 1895 County map. Mrs. Copp took photo in 9/10/92 w/Ron & Bob McConnell. Photo copied 9/22/92. Ph: 624-4603. See Corner of 52nd Ave & CR 687. Fuzzy's Barn Antiques, chain link fines, flea will Paw. Owner: James O. French (Mrs.) was Butcher, daughter of Howard) 1 mile from corner. Stoughton Corners. Students included: Family of Doolittle; Family of Winch (Lucene & boy); Family of Darlington |
Van Buren | Arlington | Swamp #2 | 2 | S/2, 28th St & 24 Ave (Breedsville) | 1895 County map. Teacher: Cornelia Hurlbut in 1924-25 | ||
Van Buren | Keeler | Sykes #3 | 20 | Keeler & Territorial Rd, 2 miles W of S/20 | 1895 County map. Helen Avery: Pupil in 1929. 3rd grade | ||
Van Buren | Hartford | Thomas | 10 | ||||
Van Buren | Bangor | Trinity Lutheran | 115 E Monroe St | Founded 1975, Christian School | |||
Van Buren | Porter ? | Turner | Turner Rd (CR 354) | Teacher: Kathryn Turner, aunt of Ward Cornish. Students: Dallas Abbott, Irene (Irwin) Peterson (from 1930, age 5) For 6 years, then moved to Prairie Ronde Township for 1 year, then consolidated and all went to Mattawan | |||
Van Buren | Bangor | Van Auken #7 | 33 | B | 4 miles N of Hartford, S/33 | 1895 County map. House just before school is Helen Fuller's grandfathers. Teachers: Miss Wood, Mrs. Pansy Drake, & Florence Thomas | |
Van Buren | Pine Grove | Veley | 03935 CR 653, Gobles, MI Ph: 628-5501 | Owners: Marlan & Phyllis Harvey | |||
Van Buren | Covert | Village | Established in 1869. See A Look at Covert's Heritage, by Pearl Sarno. Originally Watervliet Township, Berrien County | ||||
Van Buren | Bloomingdale | Watertown | 12 | CR 390 & 36th St, W of Gobles | Roger Norman, 04059 36th St, Gobles, MI 49055 Ph: (616) 628-4945 | ||
Van Buren | Kibbie | Webb | Teacher: Mrs. John Tripp in 1871 | ||||
Van Buren | Bangor | Webster/Webster Hills | |||||
Van Buren | Bangor | West Bangor | 6 miles N of Hartford Rd, toward Covert Rd | Teacher: Lela Van Auken: Mother of Helen Fuller | |||
Van Buren | Bangor | West Brick | 7 | 1875-1955 | 69th St & CR 378 in Bangor Township about 4 miles W of Bangor | Land sold by Brooks and Mary Wood to School District on Feb 16, 1875, but school was established as Dist #6 in 1871. Originally called West Banger Brick School. First teacher was Mrs. Glow in 1895. One fellow took a 6 week class at WMU and that qualified him to be a teacher for 5 years. Grades 1-8 attended the school, usually with attendance from 20-29 students. The original brick school had a wooden-frame and additions added at the front as a coat room. There was also a 20 sq ft woodshed. School heated by a stove, well and pump, separate two seater outhouses, and in 1936 electricity: (meaning inside toilets and electrical lights) Everyone in school got a vaccine for smallpox. Played games like baseball, marbles and Over Annie and Fox and Geese, skipping rope such as Double Dutch, swings, 4-H, and the highlight Christmas program. Catherine Dawson Green recalled The time I spent at West Brick School was some of the happiest and most memorable days of my life. The last teacher was Donna Gillette in 1958-1960. West Brick annexed to Bangor School District in 1960. Building Our Memories: Brick by Brick | |
Van Buren | Decatur | West Valley #3f | W | 1880-1957 | 42nd St & CR 669 | Consolidated with Decatur Public School 1957 burned abt 1984. District & grade record book 1880-1898 at Decatur Library. Also a 20 sq ft woodshed by the school | |
Van Buren | South Haven | Westgate #7 | 36 | S/36, CR 380 & 72nd St | 1895 County map. Residence of Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Driery 12/11/92. 2 miles W of Jericho Rd. Per Rex Pierce | ||
Van Buren | Gobleville | White | Paw Paw True Northerner, September 13, 1895: "Gobleville: Chas. Boughton of Decatur commenced school in the White Schoolhouse Monday." | ||||
Van Buren | Paw Paw | White Oak | 36 | CR 665, W side of Rd (M. Mahoney property in 1895) | Fractional. Lyle Parker: Teacher in 1924-1925. 1 year before marriage & 1 year after | ||
Van Buren | Keeler | Wilder #8 | 10 | S/10, SW part of Wilder Farm | 1895 County map. Schools Awake | ||
Van Buren | Paw Paw | Wildey | 9 | 42nd St | Ask: Bernadette Lamphear 657-7163. School still in use as a home. Wilbur Fuller: Golf Course Rd. Burned-down and rebuilt | ||
Van Buren | Bangor | Wood #6 | W | 1869-2024 | 29842 66th St, Bangor, MI | Wood School was a one-room schoolhouse established in 1849 and built in 1869. Public school still operating as a one-room schoolhouse as of 2024. Single class of 26 students K-8th grade. Waiting list for enrollment | |
Van Buren | Bangor | Wood #8 | Bangor, MI 49013 | Michigan State Board of Education 1988 | |||
Washtenaw | Augusta | #3 | Willow Rd, W of McCrone Rd | Residence in 1989 | |||
Washtenaw | Augusta | #3 | Stoney Creek Rd, N of Willis Rd | Part of church located next door | |||
Washtenaw | Saline | #7 | Hammond Jordan & Willow Rds | Residence | |||
Washtenaw | Bridgewater | Allen #7 | District consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. School building as of 1988. Residence | ||||
Washtenaw | Dexter | Arnold #1 | Consolidated with Dexter Agricultural and remained open for 1 more year | ||||
Washtenaw | Lima | Bareis #3 | |||||
Washtenaw | Salem | Baseline #1f | |||||
Washtenaw | Lima | Beach #2 | Standard School in 1929-1930 | ||||
Washtenaw | Ypsilanti | Begole #2f | 1890 - | Ellsworth Rd | There was only 1 student | ||
Washtenaw | Superior | Bennett #6 | Geddes Rd at Leforge Rd | Gone | |||
Washtenaw | Saline | Benton #9 | W | W on US-12 opposite St. James Church | Now a farm garage. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | ||
Washtenaw | Augusta | Bishop #2 | W | 1869-1924 | Hitchingham Rd, S of Tallady Rd | District consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. School building as of 1988. Residence | |
Washtenaw | Lodi | Blaess #13 | W | 1868- | Ellsworth Rd. Relocated to 520 E Woodland Dr, Saline, MI | Re-named Weber-Blaess School in memory of the Weber family who gave the and for the original school. Milton & Janet (Weber) Weidmayer donated school to Saline School District. Building was moved to Saline Area Schools campus in Saline and is being renovated as a living history museum, to be completed Fall 2003. Built in 1868 | |
Washtenaw | Lodi | Blaess/Weber #13 | W | 1868- | Original site at 9665 W Ellsworth Rd, E of Gensley Rd | The school was moved near Saline H.S. and restored. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |
Washtenaw | Webster | Boyden #1f | 1884- | Gone. Torn-down | |||
Washtenaw | Scio | Bran #7 | |||||
Washtenaw | Ann Arbor | Braun #7f | B | 1966 | Whitmore Lake & Joy Rds | Annexed to Ann Arbor 6/13/66 | |
Washtenaw | Augusta | Brick #6 | 1 | B | 1860- | Willis & Rawsonville Rds, S/1 | District consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. School building as of 1988. Residence |
Washtenaw | Bridgewater | Bridgewater Center #2 | 3710 Pleasant Lake Rd | Residence | |||
Washtenaw | Bridgewater | Bridgewater Station #1 | B/W | A 1/2 mile W of Bridgewater Rd on Austin Rd. 2 buildings are facing each other | The first wooden frame-school was replaced by a brick school across the street. Both buildings have been converted into homes. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | ||
Washtenaw | Lyndon | Canfield #3f | Canfield has been torn-down | ||||
Washtenaw | Pittsfield | Carpenter #1f | W/B | 3360 Carpenter Rd & US-12, S of Packard Rd | Currently vacant, but still standing at original site. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | ||
Washtenaw | Ypsilanti | Centennial/Whittaker | B | 1876-1924 | Whittaker Rd at Merritt Rd | District consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. School building as of 1988. Residence | |
Washtenaw | Augusta | Childs #4 | W | 1867- | Talladay Rd E of Tuttle Hill Rd | District consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. School building as of 1988. Gone | |
Washtenaw | Webster | Church/Farrell #2 | W | 1839- | Webster Church Rd | Consolidated with Dexter Agricultural. Moved across the street next to the church for office and meeting room | |
Washtenaw | Lyndon | Collins Plains #5 | |||||
Washtenaw | Webster | Coyle #6f | |||||
Washtenaw | Sharon | Craft #7f | 1860-1955 | 15985 Below & Jacob Rds, Grass Lake | Residence | ||
Washtenaw | Superior | Crippen #4 | Cherry Hill & Stommel Rds | Gone. Still active in 1957 | |||
Washtenaw | Webster | Cushing #5 | 1846-1866 | 6989 Scully Rd | |||
Washtenaw | Lyndon | Dart | |||||
Washtenaw | Sharon | Davidter #2 | |||||
Washtenaw | Saline | Delhi/Dell #2 | On SW corner of Dell & Austin Rds | Moved from NW corner of US-12 and Dell Rd. Now a corn crib. Saline AHS | |||
Washtenaw | Bridgewater | Dewey #9 | 1952 | Logan Rd, 1/2 mile E of M-53 | Gone. Burned-down in 1960 | ||
Washtenaw | Scio | Dexter Road #7 | |||||
Washtenaw | Bridgewater | Dillingham #4 | Allen Rd at Glugan Rd, 2 miles E of M-52 | Vacant. Church | |||
Washtenaw | Superior | Dixboro #2f | B | 1888-1958 | 5201 Plymouth Rd, Dixboro | Named for Capt John Dix Business. Annexed to AA 6/66 County & State Historical Site - 1984 - Photo in Schoolhouse of the Year Gallery. Built in 1888 at a cost of $1,200 and served the area until 1958 | |
Washtenaw | Lodi | Dold #8f | W | Now at 3481 W Ellsworth Rd at the corner of Wagner Rd | Converted into a home and studio. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | ||
Washtenaw | Sharon | Dorr #9 | 1894-1949 | Washburn Rd, W of Sylvan Rd | Seats were so high feet don't touch the floor. Many young children would nap using their coats for a pillow. They stayed till 4:00 | ||
Washtenaw | Freedom | Dresselhouse #7 | Allen Rd at Hugan Clinton | Annexed to Manchester in 1956 | |||
Washtenaw | Lima | Easton #1 | W | 1930's | 1240 Eon Rd | Moved and is now a corn crib. Photos available upon request | |
Washtenaw | Sharon | Everett #4f | 1889-1954 | 5753 M-22 at Manchester-Chelsea Rd | Gone. Water from Franklin Everett pantry. Children would pump water and drank from a dipper. In 1933 flowing well curbed with a bubbler. Students then enjoyed running water inside their classroom JWH 43. District divided between Manchester and Clinton | ||
Washtenaw | Scio | Fiegel #3 | |||||
Washtenaw | Northfield | Flintoft/Shaw #5 | 1870- | 1960 N Territorial Rd | Vacant 9/2003. Consolidated with Whitmore Lake | ||
Washtenaw | Northfield | Fohey (Mathews) #9 | 1934 | 7 Mile & Spencer Rds | Gone. Burned-down in 1934. School not rebuilt. Students went to South Lyon | ||
Washtenaw | Saline | Forbes/Bond #8 | L | 1837- | 11605 Macon Rd between Willow and Braun Rds | Ann Arbor News, July 1998. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |
Washtenaw | York (Pittsfield) | Fosdick | B | 1868-1955 | 507 Bemis Rd at Warner Rd | Converted into a home at original school location. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |
Washtenaw | Ann Arbor | Foster #16f | |||||
Washtenaw | Superior | Fowlers Corners #3f | Before 1895 | Ridge & Geddes Rds | Gone | ||
Washtenaw | Superior | Frain's Lake #2 | B | Plymouth Rd at Frain's Lake | Business. Annexed to Plymouth Canton. Was leased to U of M for ten years. Annexed to Ann Arbor district in 1965. Extant | ||
Washtenaw | Superior | Free Church #3 | 1871 | Gottfredson Bedford & Cherry Hill Rds | Gone | ||
Washtenaw | Scio | Fritz #15f | |||||
Washtenaw | Superior | Gale #5 | B | Vreeland Rd, E of Hickman Rd | In 1881 the teacher received her certificate by taking an oral examination from the county examiner JWH 43. It is now a private residence. Two wings were added in the 1970's that take away from the typical schoolhouse, but the center portion is still the original schoolhouse building. Correction submitted 10/24 by Brian K. Garrott | ||
Washtenaw | Dexter | Gallagher #4f | Territorial & Huron River Rds | Consolidated with Dexter Agricultural. Dexter & Pinckney Rds in 1982 | |||
Washtenaw | Ann Arbor | Geddes #8 | Gone | ||||
Washtenaw | Superior | Geer #4f | Log/B | 1882-1982 | NW corner of Gottfredson & Ann Arbor Rds, Plymouth | Old fashioned husking bees in the fall, contests for who could husk the most corn. Refreshments were cider and doughnuts. Annexed to Plymouth Canton County Historical Site. Opened Feb. 1992. Fractional with Salem Township. Extant. Photos by Tina M. Battle, April 2022 | |
Washtenaw | Freedom | Girrbach #4f | 1903- | Pleasant Lake & Parker Rds | Residence on the curve | ||
Washtenaw | Saline | Gleason #12 | W | 1853-1946 | 13740 Goodrich Rd, Britton, MI 49229. Between Arkona & Hack Rds | Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |
Washtenaw | Dexter | Green #1f | |||||
Washtenaw | Northfield | Green Oak | M-36 near present Barnstormers Banquet Center | ||||
Washtenaw | Ann Arbor | Hagen #5 | SS in 1929-1930 | ||||
Washtenaw | Augusta | Hardy #8 | 1866- | Liss Rd W of Bunton Rd | District consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. School building as of 1988 is gone | ||
Washtenaw | Lyndon | Heatley #10 | |||||
Washtenaw | Dexter | Honey Creek #2 | Pratt & Dexter Rds | ||||
Washtenaw | Lyndon | Howe #3 | W | At Saline Valley Farm | |||
Washtenaw | Saline | Hoyt/Ford #5f | W | 1857-1917 | Originally on Macon Rd | In 1943 moved by Ford from Macon Rd to a home across from Wellers. SAHS | |
Washtenaw | Dexter | Hudson #5 | |||||
Washtenaw | Freedom | Irish/Reno #8 | Annexed to Manchester in 1956 | ||||
Washtenaw | Manchester | Iron Creek #8 | 1844-1861 | Gone | |||
Washtenaw | Sharon | Irwin #8 | 1848 | 2000 Sharon Hollow Rd | Residence | ||
Washtenaw | Augusta | Island #5 | 4 | 1847- | Willis Rd at Whittaker Rd, S/4 | District Consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. School building is now a residence as of 1988 | |
Washtenaw | Salem | Jarvis/Bullock #3 | S | 1857-1967 | 7991 Territorial Rd at Currie Rd, Plymouth, MI | Consolidated with Plymouth Stone School and Canton Schools. Meeting place for Salem Historical Society. Sometimes was called Bullock School. Norma Schmeman complained about the same old lunch so her mother made her get up early and make her own lunch. The Slate Fall 2009 | |
Washtenaw | Lodi | Jedele #2 | W | 6486 W Waters Rd between Gensley & Zeeb Rds | Converted into a home. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | ||
Washtenaw | Lima | Jerusalem #8 | Now at the corner of Sager & Fletcher Rds in the triangle | Converted into a home. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Lima | Jewett Stone #10f | 1854 | ||||
Washtenaw | Dexter | Johnson #7 | |||||
Washtenaw | York | Judd #2 | L | 1836- | 10065 Saline Milan & corner of Judd Rds | Converted into a residence. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |
Washtenaw | Saline | Judd School | W | 1859- | 10065 Saline Milan & corner of Judd Rds | Residence. Cost $429.50. Teacher paid $35.00 per month in 1859 | |
Washtenaw | Scio | Kaercher #2f | |||||
Washtenaw | Superior | Kimmel #7 | Harrie Rd between Vreeland & Cherry Hill Rds | Gone | |||
Washtenaw | Scio | Knight #4f | Originally on NW corner of Knight & Scio Church Rds | Dismantled. Only foundation remains. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Lodi | Kress #10 | |||||
Washtenaw | Freedom | Kuebler #5 | Now at NE corner of Bethel Church & Steinbach Rds | Converted into a residence. Color changed. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Lyndon | Lake View #10 | |||||
Washtenaw | Bridgewater | Lancaster #6 | 12990 Michigan Ave US-12 | Residence at McCollum Rd and NE Corner of US-12. Clarence Darrow was a teacher at this school. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Salem | Lapham's Corner #6 | 1855-1952 | Brookville Rd at N Territorial Rd | CD 63/64. Gone. Walls were dark so smoke would not show. Annexed to Plymouth Canton in about 1963. Building gone | ||
Washtenaw | Northfield | Leland #6 | B | 1867-1959 | 6025 Earhart Rd at Territorial Rd | Residence. Addition. Was there 9/2003. Consolidated with Whitmore Lake | |
Washtenaw | Scio | Liberty Road #5 | |||||
Washtenaw | Lima | Lima Center #4 | W | 11484 Jackson Rd, NE corner at Lima Center | Converted into a home. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | ||
Washtenaw | Saline | Lindsley #10 | S of Arkona & Lindsley Rds on the E side | Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Lodi | Lodi Academy | Now at SE corner of Ann Arbor-Saline & Textile Rds | Converted into a home. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Lodi | Lodi Center #4 | Original site S side of Pleasant Lake Rd, 1/2 mile W of Zeeb Rd | Awarded Standard School status in 1929/1930. Moved from its original site. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Lodi | Lodi Plains #4f | W | 1835/45- | Original site 5500 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd at W side of Brassow Rd | Removed from original site. School has been demolished. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |
Washtenaw | Augusta | Lowden #2 | 1853-1924 | 8850 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti 48197 | District consolidated with Lincoln Consolidated. Was converted into a residence. In 1988 dismantled and moved back to the Lincoln School campus and converted into a working school and museum | ||
Washtenaw | Lyndon | Lyndon Center #11 | 1718 W Columbia Rd | Residence | |||
Washtenaw | Manchester | Lyon/Oak Ridge #6 | 13 | B | 1928 | Kirk & Tracy Rds, S/13 | Vacant. In poor condition. Named for Cornelius S Lyon. Closed in 1918 |
Washtenaw | Scio | Maple Grove | Harrie Rd between Vreel & Cherry Hill Rds | Converted into a home. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Northfield | Maple Ridge #8 | S | 6 Mile Rd at Earhart Rd | Woodshed on Maurer Farm | ||
Washtenaw | 1830-Scio | Mary Hawkins #1 | Log | 1830- | Zeeb & Joy Rds | Desks and boards up against the walls | |
Washtenaw | Lyndon | McIntee #12f | |||||
Washtenaw | Lima | McLaren #7 | Original site 1/4 miles S of Jerusalem Rd on W side of Guenther Rd | Converted into a home, but moved to SW corner of Jerusalem and Guenther Rds. Map and brochure of Saline Area Historical Society | |||
Washtenaw | Manchester | McMahon #5 | S/16, 17, 9 &14 | B | 1863 | S/16, 17, 9 &14 | |
Washtenaw | Sylvan | Merkel #5f |
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