THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

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

Wellington

Alpena

7

W

late 1800's-1950's/60's

Cole Rd

Had 8 windows. The Connon School, formerly known as the Campbellville School, was a rural educational institution located in Alpena Township, Alpena County, Michigan. The area known as Campbellville served as a stop for the Detroit and Mackinac Railroad, and a school was erected there, known as the Campbellville School. Over time, the school became associated with the Connon family, prominent residents of the area, leading to its eventual renaming as the Connon School.

L'Anse

Baraga

28

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

Luce

W Victory Way Rd

Residence

Mason

B

1903-1916

Masten & Haeley Rds

McCumber & Locke consolidated soon after the new Locke School was built in 1908. Two-story building. Logan consolidated with Carr. In 1947 Logan & Lake District. 1957 MCCSD

Ash

Monroe

25

B

1875-1948

Crossroads of Swan Creek & Labo Rd

Schoolhouse rebuilt in 1896, known as the Labo School. Consolidated with Airport Schools in 1948. Privately owned, this small brick school is currently (March 1996) used for storage and is in fair shape, although the original brick chimney has collapsed and the roof needs repaired. Bell tower removed, but has all outbuildings. Past and Present Monroe Co p. 6a

Koylton

Tuscola

W

1880-1946

Snover & Phillips Rds

Consolidated in 1946

# 14

Benton

Eaton

Not listed in Rural Schools of Eaton County

Converted into a residence

# 153

Vermontville

Eaton

Gone

#1

Covington

Baraga

14

1897-

NW corner of S/14

#1

Woodland

Barry

W

1858-1923

S Jordan Davenport & Woodland Rds

Gone. Moved Lavern Hewitt land. Constructed as a garage

#1

Lincoln

Berrien

1887-

Lincoln Ave near Vineland Rd

#1

Tuscarora

Cheboygan

18

1879-1904

S/18

Burt Lake, 04/05

#1

Tyrone

Livingston

1839-

Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 & 12

Divided Tyrone Township into these School districts

#1

Edenville

Midland

Log

1859-1965

Banks of the Tittabawassee River

The children have went to the consolidated Meridian District School since 1965. Michigan Shadow Towns. p. 110

#1

Hope

Midland

Log

Village of Hope

#1

Troy

Oakland

1833

First schoolhouse built in Troy. Don't know name or Township. Oakland History book p. 288. Troy High School built in 1950

#1

Walled Lake

Oakland

Log/B

1834

1st lot on home of Dr. Hoyt's property NE of town

2nd school of stone built in the heart of community and served until 1896. A frame school on W side of town is now the Masonic Hall. Was a school until 1922. Walled Lake Western High School in 1969. 10 Elementary's, 2 Junior High's & 12 Senior High's which included 500 teachers and 10,000 students

#1

Park

St. Joseph

12

S/12

#1

Antwerp

Van Buren

2

S/2

1895 County map

#1

Arlington

Van Buren

8

S/8

1895 County map

#1

Bangor

Van Buren

36

S/36

1895 County map

#1

Bangor

Van Buren

30

W

S/30, Hawley Rd

1895 County map. 78 Students in 1897

#1

Covert

Van Buren

26

S/26

1895 County map

#1

Hamilton

Van Buren

1895 County map

#1

Hartford

Van Buren

31

S/31

1895 County map

#1

Redford

Wayne

B

1870-

Michigan Ave

Annexed to Wayne Public Schools in 1954. Head Start program

#10

Almena

Van Buren

1

S/1

1895 County map

#10

Waverly

Van Buren

2

S/2

1895 County map

#10f

Sunfield

Eaton

No listing for Sunfield #10

Other use

#12

Bloomingdale

Van Buren

31

S/31

1895 County map

#1f

Tyrone

Kent

31

Log

Fractional with Casanovia. Kent.migenweb/directory 1870/tyrone. Mary Brady

#1f

Bloomingdale

Van Buren

8

S/8

1895 County map

#2

Lincoln

Berrien

1887-

About where Brown School is in Shoreham

#2

Bethel

Branch

7

Central Rd, S/7

Vacant/Storage. 1941 Branch County Road Comm Map

#2

Matteson

Branch

19

S

1940's

Culver & Colon Rds, S/19

Gone. Burned-down. 1941 Branch County Road Comm Map

#2

Beaugrand

Cheboygan

23

S/23

04/05, 51/52

#2

Inverness

Cheboygan

Mullet Lake Rd near US-27

Standard School. Two-rooms, 04/05 51/52

#2

Tuscarora

Cheboygan

24 or 8

1885-1891

S/24 (16 ft x 28 ft)

Rented. Methodist Church, 04/05

#2

Sage

Gladwin

27

Log

-1960/61

S/27

In 1947 school had a basement, new pump, flush toilets, drinking fountain, telephone in 1953 hot lunch program in 1955. Had an addition in 1958. MORSA

#2

Whitewater

Grand Traverse

36

Log

Before 1881

Skegemog Rd, S/36

Replaced by 2 schools

#2

Cooper

Kalamazoo

1850's

1/2 mile N of Cooper Center

#2

Bowne

Kent

W

1870's-1904

Porch and small bell. Burned-down in 1904. From Godwin's Past. Mary Brady

#2

Tyrone

Livingston

1839-1860

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

#2

Sullivan

Muskegon

After 11-6-1953

6621 Heights Rd

Muskegon County 4-H Fairgrounds

#2

Bloomingdale

Van Buren

33

S/33, CR 665 & 24th St

1895 County map. Residence for migrant workers

#2

Columbia

Van Buren

19

S/19

1895 County map

#2

Covert

Van Buren

28

S/28

1895 County map

#2

Paw Paw

Van Buren

15

S/15

1895 County map

#2

Porter

Van Buren

8

S/8, CR 352 & 28th St

1895 County map

#2

Waverly

Van Buren

21

S/21

1895 County map

#3

Carlton

Barry

W

1842-1963

1 mile E of Charlton Park

Gone. Burned-down

#3

Tyrone

Livingston

1839

Sections 19, 30, 31, W half of 20, W half of 29 and W half of 32

#3

Sylvan

Oakland

34

W

1882-1950

US-10 & M-66, S/34

CD 60/61. Gone. Consolidated with Evart Schools

#3

Arlington

Van Buren

25

S/25

1895 County map

#3

Bangor

Van Buren

3

S/3

1895 County map

#3

Covert

Van Buren

9

S/9

1895 County map

#3

Decatur

Van Buren

33

S/33

1895 County map

#3

Hamilton

Van Buren

18

S/18

1895 County map

#3

Hartford

Van Buren

12

S/12

1895 County map

#3

Lawrence

Van Buren

26

S/26

1895 County map. Trails from Shingle Diggins talks about the first white child born in Van Buren County in Lawrence in 1835. Not sure which Lawrence

#3

Paw Paw

Van Buren

8

S/8

1895 County map

#3

South Haven

Van Buren

22

S/22

1895 County map

#3

Augusta

Washtenaw

Willow Rd, W of McCrone Rd

Residence in 1989

#3

Augusta

Washtenaw

Stoney Creek Rd, N of Willis Rd

Part of church located next door

#3 No Name

Weesaw

Berrien

8

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

#3f

Windsor

Huron

B

1880-1955

The original school was built in 1880 and burned-down in 1932. Another two-room school was built to replace it. That school closed in 1955 and was converted into a residence

#4

Covington

Baraga

1912-1946

S of Opal Rd

Gone. Torn-down in 1946

#4

Ellis

Cheboygan

W

1897

8001 Brudy Rd

Emma Brudy: Teacher in 1897 04/05. Pictures Cheboygan of Afton school p. 53 (one 1916)

#4

Colfax

Huron

CD 61/62

#4

Otisco

Ionia

1897?

8001 Brundy Road in Ellis. E side of I-75 between Indian River & Wolverine. Now a residence

#4

Excelsior

Kalkaska

18

1877-1926

S/18

Gone. Torn-down

#4

Bowne

Kent

Brick

1905-1962

Built from brick. No longer used. Grand River Valley RR. From Godwin's Past. Mary Brady

#4

Byron

Kent

11

W

1857-1892

NE corner of 76th St & Burlingame Ave

2nd room added in 1925. In operation in 1892. Torn-down in 1965. 1 teacher. History of Kent County c. 1881 p. 609

#4

Cleveland

Leelanau

15

CR 667, S of M-22, S/15

#4

Tyrone

Livingston

1839

Sections E half of 20, E half of 29, E half of 32, and 33, 28, 21 and W half of 34

#4

Almena

Van Buren

4

S/4

1895 County map

#4

Antwerp

Van Buren

23

S/23

1895 County map

#4

Arlington

Van Buren

16

S/16

1895 County map

#4

Bangor

Van Buren

15

S/15

1895 County map

#4

Covert

Van Buren

1

S/1

1895 County map

#4

Hamilton

Van Buren

29

S/29

1895 County map

#4

Hartford

Van Buren

23

S/23

1895 County map

#4

Lawrence

Van Buren

28

S/28

1895 County map

#4

Paw Paw

Van Buren

27

S/27

1895 County map

#4

South Haven

Van Buren

24

S/24

1895 County map

#4

Waverly

Van Buren

5

S/5

1895 County map

#4f

Ada

Kent

23

1867

Cost $800 to build. 1 teacher

#5

Tyrone

Livingston

1839

Sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 35, 36 and E half of 22, E half of 27 and E half of 34

#5

Fruitland

Muskegon

1924

Jay & Michillinda Rds

#5

Decatur

Van Buren

10

S/10

1895 County map

#5

Hamilton

Van Buren

22

S/22

1895 County map

#5

Hartford

Van Buren

26

S/26

1895 County map

#5

Keeler

Van Buren

35

S/35

1895 County map

#5

Paw Paw

Van Buren

2

S/2

1895 County map

#5

South Haven

Van Buren

5

S/5

1895 County map

#5

Waverly

Van Buren

35

S/35

1895 County map

#5f

Ada

Kent

W

2 teachers. History of Kent County. c. 1881 p. 494

#5f

Sullivan

Muskegon

1922-1929

S of Ravenna Rd

Gone. Burned-down. Annexed to Fruitport Sept 8, 1947

#6

Sheridan

Clare

1895

Unknown

Unknown

#6

Orange

Ionia

5

1870-1994

NE corner of Davis Hwy & S State Rd, M-66

See also under Ionia

#6

Spalding

Menominee

#6

Antwerp

Van Buren

22

S/22

1895 County map

#6

Arlington

Van Buren

2

S/2

1895 County map

#6

Covert

Van Buren

21

S/21

1895 County map

#6

Decatur

Van Buren

5

S/5

1895 County map

#6

Geneva

Van Buren

16

S/16

1895 County map

#6

Hamilton

Van Buren

24

S/24

1895 County map

#6

Paw Paw

Van Buren

29

S/29

1895 County map

#6

Waverly

Van Buren

24

S/24

1895 County map

#6f

Brandon

Oakland

M-15, N of Glass Rd

#6f

Lawrence

Van Buren

5

S/5

1895 County map

#6f Farrell

Ada

Kent

12

W

1854

2 Teachers. Built at a cost of $450. History of Kent County c. 1881 p. 494

#7

Lincoln

Berrien

1997

DeFay Rd & Red Arrow Hwy

#7

Inverness

Cheboygan

2

S/2

04/05, 51/52

#7

Eagle

Clinton

1850-1872

SW corner of Wright & Clark Rds

Burned down 12-28-1872. State of Michigan Archives records for this school. Merged with Kebler, Clinton Co p. 107

#7

Menominee

Menominee

1909

Larger building built in Faithorn and the original school was used for the Township Hall

#7

Almena

Van Buren

12

S/13

S/12

1895 County map

#7

Decatur

Van Buren

17

S/17

1895 County map

#7

Keeler

Van Buren

11

S/11

1895 County map

#7

Porter

Van Buren

4

S/4

1895 County map

#7

Waverly

Van Buren

11

S/11

1895 County map

#7

Saline

Washtenaw

Hammond Jordan & Willow Rds

Residence

#7f

Blissfield

Lenawee

W

-1954

Fractional. Reorganized into new Blissfield School District December 3, 1954

#8

Hudson

Lenawee

-1955

Reorganized into Hudson April 14, 1955. Annexed to Hudson

#8

Erin

Macomb

1898

9 Mile Rd (Deer Rd) W of Greater Mack Rd

July 25, 1898

#8

Almena

Van Buren

34

S/31

S/34

1895 County map

#8

Bloomingdale

Van Buren

31

S/31

1895 County map

#8

Hamilton

Van Buren

31

S/31

1895 County map

#8

Paw Paw

Van Buren

6

S/6

1895 County map

#8

Porter

Van Buren

15

80th Ave at 28th St, S/15

1895 County map

#8f

Nottawa

St. Joseph

35

W

S/35

Residence

#8f

South Haven

Van Buren

34

S/34

1895 County map

#9

Antwerp

Van Buren

34

S/34

1895 County map

#9

Paw Paw

Van Buren

36

S/36

1895 County map

#9f

Almena

Van Buren

14

S/18

S/14

1895 County map

(Little) Red School #5

Maple River

Emmet

17

Log/W

1883-by 1937

4 miles NE of Ayr School near junction of Johnson & Red School Rds. 2 miles S of Pellston

On 1939 census had 39 students. Now maintained and used by community. Later used as Maple River Grange Hall (1937, date appears on the building) Now used and maintained by its community

(Talbot) St Patrick

Grattan

Kent

1880-1958 - 1870-1953

Moved to Patterson & Broadway Ave. 2035 Buttrick

Residence

0

Clayton

Arenac

Log/W

1915-1950

MORSA

14 new schools from combination of #1 and #17

Jackson City Combines

Jackson

1859-1897

District 1 built 8 schools and district 17 built 6. Most were small and cheaply built. For more information on Jackson schools see The Legal History of the Union School District of the City of Jackson by Fred L. Yoss. c. 1940

1st Advent

Presque Isle

7

1st Building

Columbia

Jackson

19

Summer of 1837

farm of Ashley Knight

1st teacher Miss Almira Charles

1st Building

Columbia

Jackson

3

Shanty

Summer 1836

Head of Clarklake land of Geo S. Stranahan's

1st teacher Miss Salina Henry's

1st Instruction

Leoni

Jackson

Log

1835

1/2 mile E of Leoni

Teacher: Allen Knight

1st Instruction

Liberty

Jackson

Spring 1838

Home of Mr. Skiff

Instructor: Miss Nancy A. Tuttle. Number of pupils 12-15

1st Instruction

Napoleon

Jackson

1833

At the home of Samuel Quigley

Instructor: Louisa M. Swain

1st School

Port Austin

Huron

1853

1st School

Blackman

Jackson

Nothing mentioned

1st School

Jackson

Jackson

Log

Summer 1831-1833

Log building on Jackson St in the rear of the Congregational Church

Miss Blackman opened a day school for instruction of her younger brothers and a few other children. The log building had a fire place in the W end and the seats were made of split logs, smoothly edged off, and fastened to the sides with big pins driven into the logs. There were no desks and we held our books in our laps. Miss Blackman had a stool to sit on and a square whitewood table to rest her books on. Writing was done on the teacher's table on cap paper with a goose quill pen. The school continued the next summer. Answered the purpose of a schoolhouse until the spring of 1833 when a new schoolhouse was completed. DeLand's History of Jackson p. 123

1st School

Leoni

Jackson

3

Log

1833 or 1835

1 1/2 miles W of present village of Leoni

Allen Knight was the first school teacher who taught in a log building. Another schoolhouse was built the same year. Now 11 schoolhouses are in the Township (1881) History of Jackson County p. 908

1st School

Napoleon

Jackson

1833

House of Samuel Quigley

Louisa M. Swain taught the first school in 1833 at the home of Samuel Quigley. Napoleon Village build a A very fine and substantial school building in 1869. It is brick and of two stories. History of Jackson County p. 959

1st School

Norvell

Jackson

Novell has school districts though some of them are fractional. DeLand's History of Jackson p. 429

1st School

Parma

Jackson

There are four school districts in the town and six fractional districts (1881) History of Jackson Co p. 1007. Parma was sometimes called Cracker Hill. A fine H.S. building was built in Sandstone by 1851. This Union School stands among the best in the state. Deland's History of Jackson p. 430

1st School

Springport

Jackson

1

Log/W

1838

SW quadrant on N side and just W of center of section

First schools in town were taught by Miss Maria or Miss Julia Mallory in the summer of 1838, and by Mr. Luther Ludlow in the winter. DeLand's History of Jackson p. 435. The first frame schoolhouse was erected in district No. 1 in 1838. History of Jackson County p. 1078

1st School

Summit

Jackson

Appears not to have a school or really any businesses. DeLand's History of Jackson p. 435

1st School

Tompkins

Jackson

19

Log

by 1837

No school nor land owned by James Davenport on S/19

First school was taught by Miss Mary Hurlburt, the present wife of Anson Townley, Register of Deeds of this county. This school was taught in a small log schoolhouse on the land owned by James Davenport, on S/19. History of Jackson Co p. 1117. DeLand's History of Jackson says the first school was taught by Miss Mary Hurlbut in a log schoolhouse near Joseph Wade's place on S/21. p. 436

1st School

Waterloo

Jackson

25 & 36

1837

Present Village of Waterloo

There are 10 schoolhouses, all are in good repair, in this Township and a good interest is taken in the schools. (1881) A house for school purposes was built in 1837 at the present Village of Waterloo, in which Miss Margaret Paddock taught the first school. History of Jackson County p. 1132

1st School

Cascade

Kent

Log

1840

Near Cook's Corners

Taught by Miss Matilda Hill. The log house built for that school was burned-down in a few years

1st School

Avon

Oakland

Log

1824

William Burbank Farm

One of first schools taught by Susan Baldwin in a log shanty on the William Burbank Farm. This was about 1824. About the same time a school was taught in an old house at Rochester. The teacher a man named Farrington. Oakland History p. 137

1st School

Pontiac

Oakland

Log

1824

Auburn Heights Village on the banks of Clinton River

First School in Village of Auburn

1st School

Pulaski

Jackson

Town has six whole school districts and five fractional ones and for the amount of school property it stands third in the county. (1881) History of Jackson Co p. 1025. Pulaski had two Methodist societies, Protestant and Episcopal and in the winter of 1842-43, the year the world was to come to an end, but as the world did not come to an end the Protestants soon became extinct as a religious organization. DeLand's History of Jackson p. 431

1st School

Courtland

Kent

Log/Shandy

After 1838

It is a little doubtful who taught the first school. It is claimed for three: John Davis, John Austin and Emily Dean. Miss Dean Jeot a school or a time in a shanty. She was followed by Amanda Louis and Harriet Patrick. Memories. p. 201

1st School in Atlanta Twp

Atlanta

Montmorency

L

1883

Located by Hay Meadow Creek

The entire school was made of logs including the desks and benches. Mrs. Chamberlain was early teacher. The Lewiston Story p. 78

1st School Horton

Hanover

Jackson

W

1884-1940

Village laid out and had a graded school that cost over $3,000. Our Yesterdays p. 12. Horton built a three-room wooden-frame school about 1874 p. 63. It appears that this is the Horton H.S. that burned-down in 1940. In 1945, Hanover-Horton and surrounding primary districts reorganized as the Hanover-Horton rural Agricultural School. From 1940 on Horton sent their H.S. students to Hanover. Our Yesterdays p. 80

1st School in Albert Twp #4

Albert

Montmorency

17

W

Opened 1892- burned in 1895

Was recorded as District #4 in SE corner of SE Qtr of S/17 in Township 29 North, Range 2 East at the E. O. Avery Camp. very N of the town on Montmorency St near Kneeland

Albert Township School Board in 1892 purchased a plot of ground from the lumber company for a new school. The school that was built was a two-story building. The school was a source of pride, but it's existence was brief. It was destroyed by fire only a couple years after its completion. 7 students were registered. 3 under the name of Smith and 4 under the name of Mitchel. Lewiston was a pretty town. Streets were 100 ft wide (hoping to stop fires) The school was at one end of the street and the depot on the other end. Almost all buildings were of wooden-framing. Lewiston Story p. 78

1st Schoolhouse

Cheboygan

Log

1848

M. W. Horne's land. Main & Pine Sts

Was a pay school which numbered 12 scholars and was taught by Miss Harriet McLeod. The Centennial p. 19

1st Schoolhouse

Concord

Jackson

1835

First School Building. 1st teacher Miss Mary McGee The public school is well graded and stands high among the county.

1st Schoolhouse

Grass Lake

Jackson

Log

1834

Between poresent village and Sterling's old cabin

1st Schoolhouse

Leoni

Jackson

3

1835

In 1881 there were 11 schoolhouses in the Township

1st Schoolhouse

Liberty

Jackson

13

Log

1841

Taught by Martha Hart

1st Schoolhouse

Rives

Jackson

Log

1838

1st Schoolhouse

Spring Arbor

Jackson

1873

Purchased an old building from the college

1873 there were 28 students.

1st Schoolhouse

Tompkins

Jackson

19

Log

Small Log building on land of James Davenport

Miss Mary Hurlburt There are 10 schools in this township

1st Schoolhouse

Waterloo

Jackson

In Village of Waterloo

Miss Margaret Paddock

1st Schoolhouse in City #1

Jackson City

Jackson

1838-1845

West side near Meridian Road

small frame building . West Intermediate School now stands in that location. First teacher Lyman R. Lowell. It was removed in 1843 and a new two story brick house was erected in its place . In 1854 it was replaced by a 4 story brick structure at a cost of $11,000. Then a school on Lansing Ave.

1st Schools

Concord

Jackson

27

Log

1835

Concord Village at very S side of section on main E-W road

The Public School is graded and stands high among the schools of the county. History of Jackson Co p. 826

1st Schools

Grass Lake

Jackson

Log

1834

Between the site of the present village and Sterling's log cabin

Daniel Walker came from Burlington, Vermont and opened the first school. In 1833 a log schoolhouse was built near Sterling's tavern. It was built of logs in 1834, between the site of the present village and Sterling's log cabin. In 1835 a frame building was built 2 miles E and called The Academy. People were dissatisfied with this school and they withdrew their children. In 1838 established it's successor in the Congregational Church which they called under the pretentious name The Academy. History of Jackson County p. 843. Deland's History of Jackson p. 424 with conflicting dates, etc. Grass Lake Village did not built a school until 1863 but in every sense a very fine building

1st Schools

Liberty

Jackson

13

Log/W/B

1838

House of Mr. Skiff. On old map shows a school in S/13 at very bottom of section. Could be East Liberty #7

First school was taught by Miss Nancy A. Tuttle, spring of 1838 in the house of Mr. Skiff. 12-15 pupils. First schoolhouse was made of logs, built in 1841 on S/13 and taught by Martha Hart. In District #7 a frame schoolhouse was built in 1846, and one of brick in 1874. There are now 8 schoolhouses in this Township (1881) History of Jackson County p. 937

1st Schools

Rives

Jackson

21

Log/W/B

1838

In very East-North corner of S/21 on the S side of main road

Church met in log schoolhouse for 5 years and then it was ordered that the school buildings should be reserved for school purposes only, and so the congregation was forced to meet in their primitive and original church, referred to above as the log building. In 1863 a brick schoolhouse supplanted the frame one. History of Jackson County p. 1033

1st Schools

Spring Arbor

Jackson

Only mention of this is of Spring Arbor Seminary. History of Jackson County p. 1059-1060

1st Schools

Sandstone

Jackson

A school was opened in 1834, Miss Mary Parks: Teacher. DeLand's History of Jackson p. 434. There are eight school districts. The Parma Village School building stands within the limits of this town (1881) History of Jackson County p. 1050

1st St Paul Lutheran School

Frankenlust

Bay

1

B

1865-current

6094 W side Saginaw Rd, Bay City, MI

A two-story frame schoolhouse was built in 1865. There were two schools and the curriculum was divided between the two schools. The older children were taught German, religion and arithmetic in the afternoon. In 1909 the two-story frame school in Frankenlust was replaced with a cement block building. In 1941 a fire extensively damaged the interior of the cement block school. The school was replaced with a new brick school on the same site. The school is still active today teaching PS-8 Grades. Bay Co p. 242

1st school

Gaines

Kent

by 1842-

The pioneer school in the town of Gaines was taught by Miss Mary Darling, in a little building near where stands the Red School House This was in 1842.

1st school

Grattan

Kent

1847

Built near residence of Converse Close

Converse Close was first teacher. In 1867 a Union school house was built and cost $3,000Asa Slayton was the principal and he has not got rich by teaching.

1st school

Nelson

Kent

after 1855

Nelson village

There is a school house where his children can be taught Cedar Springs is partly in Nelson.Memorial p. 218

1st school

Tyrone

Kent

1852

First school was taught by Miss Susan Field. The next winter the school was kept by Miss Nettie Wetmore of Grand Rapids. Memorials p. 254

1st school

Vergennes

Kent

1839

1st school in the Flat River settlement of Vergennes was taught in 1839 by Miss Caroline Baird, in a log house by by the Robinson brothers. She was married in the schoolhouse. Memorial p. 212

1st school Little Red School

Eureka

Montcalm

First school on Godfrey corner one-story & one-room

History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties p. 385

1st school, fractional

Grattan

Kent

1

1846-

Corner of Section 1

Fractional with Oakfield. The school on the West corner of section 1 was in Oakfield. Wm Ashley was the first teacher in 1846. He is now a lawyer in GR. Memorial p. 208

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Schools

Hanover

Jackson

L/WB/B

1832?/1835/1878-

1st NE corner of State & Spink Sts. 2nd Head of Tripp & Moscow Rds S of village

Hanover Township (founded in 1870- first settler Abel Tripp 1832) First school was a wooden-frame school on NE corner of State and Spink St. Then Our Yesterday said they built a log school. Replaced in 1835 by a brick school S of the village at the head of Tripp & Moscow Rds. This 1835 brick school was called the Dr. Newberry Building, although one book says built in 1839 and another page says 1841. Used until 1878. Our Yesterdays show a picture of a brick school in 1850 on the SW corner of State and Spink St costing $700 and school was held there until 1874. So just what schools were built when and where and of what materials is confusing and depends on which book you look at. Most of the above is from Our Yesterday p. 54-55. The brick school from 1835 was used by the Universalist Church. History of Jackson County p. 881. DeLand's History of Jackson p. 425. Our Yesterdays p. 10

2nd Building

Luce

1906-1937

M-28 & Golf Rd. Has been moved

Residence

2nd Pigeon High School

Winsor

Huron

B

1918-1961

In village of Pigeon

A 2nd School building was built to replace the 1894 brick school that had burned-down. It cost $65,000. There were 4 elementary rooms on the first floor, a large study hall and five classrooms and offices on the 2nd floor. A two-story gymnasium was in the basement. The first schools Annual Report was published in 1926 with another in 1927, but there was not another until 1944. Pigeon p. 324

2nd School

Jackson

Jackson

W

April 1833-1853

On a hill where the W Intermediate School now stands (History says where Union H.S. now stands-1903)

In fall of 1832 people voted to build a frame schoolhouse. A wooden-frame school was built in the spring of 1833 and painted red. Much information on this school in Deland's History of Jackson p. 125

2nd School

Avon

Oakland

W

1825

E of Stony Creek

In a plank school in 1825. School was taught just E of Stony Creek. The teacher was John Chapman. A half built log school preceded this plank school

2nd School

Pontiac

Oakland

about 1825

On lot given by Aaron Webster

2nd school was new and built on a lot donated for school use. Soon after construction it was accidentally destroyed by fire

2nd School Union School

Port Austin

Huron

1868-70

In Port Austin Village

Cost $300 to build the first High School in the county. A gym was built in 1938. In 1959, a new school was built S of town on M-53 dedicated in 1958. In 1979, Port Austin annexed with North Huron district and Port Austin Public School ceased to exist. Life Along the Shore p. 190. Voted $300 to erect a new school. Will be two-stories and larger and better than anything between Port Huron and Saginaw William Bedford to teach the school for the coming year. He is a former resident of Port Austin 1894. Ex-Congressman Horace G. Snover in 1922 writes that I came to Huron count at the age of 24. In 1874, I was teaching school in Port Austin until 1874. Life Along the Shore p. 21, 43 & 66

2nd School in Grand Haven

Grand Haven

Ottawa

2nd School of instruction

Grass Lake

Jackson

in a Church

1838

Academy in Congregational Church

Parents were unhappy with school so started an Academy for their students.

2nd Schoolhouse

Jackson

7

F

1846

Taught by Martha Hart