THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Lusk #2

Eckford

Calhoun

1841-42

Annexed 2-27-56. MORSA

Joy #6

Pennfield

Calhoun

1844-

W

MORSA. Contact: Fred Messner, 113 Beadle Lake Dr, Battle Creek, MI 49017

Myers #5f

Burlington

Calhoun

Fractional. MORSA

Section #9

Lee

Calhoun

MORSA

Poorman #8

Pennfield

Calhoun

1874-

W

Built in 1874. MORSA

Benham #3

Albion

Calhoun

M-60 at M-99

35

W

AIRBNB. Recently renovated

Little Red Schoolhouse #7

Calhoun

1854

Originally Ludlow Rd to M-99 & Condon Rd

W

See White #7 for more information. A History of Albion

Plains

Tekonsha

Calhoun

gone by 1926

Q Dr near 12 Mile Rd

Fractional. Extant in 1926. MORSA

Rice Creek #2f

Marengo

Calhoun

-by 1967

NW corner of Eric & Gibbs Rds in Jackson County

1

B

Rice Creek had been asking Albion for consolidation since 1962. Albion kept denying the request because 1. Rice Creek was in Jackson County and 2. Albion was overcrowded as it was. In 1964, Concord School readily accepted Rice Creek #2f. In the future this would become a problem. Albion was not aggressive in annexing rural schools while Concord, Homer & Springport made an effort to recruit students from rural schools. One reason parents wanted their student to NOT go to Albion was racial prejudice as Albion Schools had a large population of black students. By June 1967 all rural schools were closed. A History of Albion p. 1135

Clarence Center #2

Clarence

Calhoun

1872-1967

W side of 27 1/2 Mile Rd

B

Gone. Razed & consolidated with Springport. MORSA

Crowell

Albion

Calhoun

Chipman

Tekonsha

Calhoun

Moore Rd, 4 miles W of Tekonsha

Farm storage. MORSA

Wilder #3

Eckford

Calhoun

MORSA

Davis #4f

Clarence

Calhoun

1961

1/4 mile W of 26 Mile Rd & L Dr. On Township line

Residence. Fractional. MORSA

Cobblestone # 3f

Pennfield

Calhoun

by 1849-1949

N Drive W & 11 Mile Rd, Pennfield Township

Log

Fractional. Demolished. Log structure existed before 1849

Francisco #6f

Newton

Calhoun

1843-1969

Log

Fractional. Contact: Fred Woods, 11019 F Drive S, Ceresco, MI 49033. Residence

Samson #5

Marengo

Calhoun

MORSA

Sackett

Eckford

Calhoun

1891-1973

Village of Eckford. 400 Maple St (22 1/2 Mile Rd) Corner of Linden & Maple Sts

Reunion. Battle Creek 7/13/1994

Wright #6

Fredonia

Calhoun

MORSA

Girard

Tekonsha

Calhoun

Old US 27, Herrickville

Fractional. Torn-down in 1919. Residence since 1919. MORSA

Garfield #1f

Lee

Calhoun

Fractional. MORSA

Putnam #5f

Eckford

Calhoun

MORSA. Fractional

Fredenburg #4f

Fredonia

Calhoun

1963

13 1/2 Mile Rd

Religious. Fredonia Holiness Marshall Church/Annexed in 1963 to Fredonia Holiness Church, Marshall. Closed in 1963. Fractional. MORSA

Snyder #7

Sheridan

Calhoun

1871-1961

J Dr N, 3/10 of a mile E of corner with 26 Mile Rd on N side of road. New address is 26219 J Dr N

Named after Christian Snyder. The Snyder School was originally part of the Clarence and Sheridan No 4f. Sometimes called Davis School. School was moved back from the road and onto the basement. Annexed to Albion. Schoolhouse was converted into a residence. It burned to the ground on the morning of January 5, 1991 in an arson case. A History of Albion

Maple Grove #3

Eckford

Calhoun

Fractional. MORSA

Marengo #6

Sheridan

Calhoun

1858

F Drive N, W of 23 Mile Rd

See consolidation information at Sheridan District No. 5

Bell

Tekonsha

Calhoun

-1873

Rose Knouse, R. #2 Union City Ph: (517) 741-7789. Fractional. Residence

Sackett #1

Eckford

Calhoun

1848-1956

Annexed 2-27-56

Hewitt

Marshall

Calhoun

Per Florence Bohannon, whose grandchildren went there. 9/25/93 Wrote May, 1994 asking for more info

Kirby #4

Bedford

Calhoun

MORSA

Pioneer

Marshall

Calhoun

1832-1843

H Drive S

W

In 1832, a modest frame school was built on land donated by Isaac Carey who became one of the fathers of the Michigan School System. Was used in 1843 when it was moved to the rear of the lot and used as a barn. Demolished in 1871. Michigan Historical Site. Traveling thru time p. 73

Portello #2f

Lee

Calhoun

Grub Oak

Tekonsha

Calhoun

-1868

Tobolski Rd near Herrickville Rd

Fractional. Burned-down. MORSA

Darrow

Clarendon

Calhoun

Rd 22, W of Homer

11

Billman #7

Homer

Calhoun

1881-

T Drive S & 29 Mile Rd

26

W & B

Residence. It is possible this is the picture sent to MORSA. Simonds & Sloan Builders. Very nice looking schools. Submitted by Connie Holmes

Striped #11

Lee

Calhoun

23 Mile Rd & R Dr N

Residence. MORSA

French

Tekonsha

Calhoun

1846

Old 27 near Tekonsha

Built in 1846. Residence. MORSA

Mains #7

Eckford

Calhoun

-1956

Annexed 2-27-56. MORSA

Nichols #3

Clarence

Calhoun

-1994

W of Duck Lake Rd on 26 Mile Rd S of R Dr

B

Closed in 1994. MORSA

Caines #11 ck

Pierce

Calhoun

-1959

Annexed 7-24-59. MORSA

Patrick #2

Marcellus

Cass

1856-1838

13063 Pioneer St at Burlington Rd, S/29

29

Torn-down per April 1996 article in Marcellus News

Wayne Street #?

Porter

Cass

1860-1914

Baldwin Prairie & Trout Rds on N side of Wayne St

?

No longer on site. May have been moved to nearby farm and used as storage building

Dibble Dale #8f

Howard

Cass

1957

Anderson Rd between jog of White St

2

W

Residence. Teacher: Josephine Miller. Contact Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Fractional List says building burned-down in 1874-1875. New building was built in May 1875. Cass County Republican, May 13, 1875

Pokagon #8

Pokagon

Cass

by 1860?

33

W

Not mentioned in 1860 newspaper article. Pokagon Village was not platted until 1858, so school might not have been built until 1860. Gone. Burned-down in 1974

Indian Lake #3f

Silver Creek

Cass

1865-1960

54521 School St & Sink Rd, S/29

29

B

Fractional. Residence CCHS 1933. Leona Washburn taught music. Teacher: Miss Taylor

Red Brick #1

Jefferson

Cass

1848-1960

63600 Brick Church Rd, Cassopolis

11

B

Celebrated its 150th birthday in 1998 having been built in 1848. In 1943 there were 67 one-room schools in Cass County. This school closed in 1960 and in 1968 the Cass County Historical commission leased the building from the district and began the process of renovation. The school has been open to the public since 1980. Admission is by donation. Under One Roof p. 113-114

Volinia

Volinia

Cass

1949-

?

Built in 1949 as a consolidated school. Owned by Michigan State. Then Marcellus. Parath: Shannon boys family school before Marcellus. Maxine Schmidtendorff taught there the 1st year it opened. Built in 1949 as a consolidated school. Bd: Harry Shannon, Willard Hartman, Freeman Cross, 5 - 6 yrs. Building used for Tri County Head Start prior to joining Marcellus system

Williamsville #13

Porter

Cass

SW corner of Main St & South St

18

Marcellus News, August 16, 1917. William Byers: Teacher at Williamsville. Torn-down

Excelsior #5

Mason

Cass

1874/75-1959

17049 US-12

?

B

Listed as a Michigan Historical site and in National Historical records. Built of yellow and red brick. Described as best rural schoolhouse in the state. The 2 classrooms held 110 students. It was used until absorbed by the Constantine School District in 1959. In 1964 it became the Township Hall and in 1972 a branch of the Cass County Library. Traveling thru Time p. 80

Norton/Newburg #5

Newberg

Cass

1868-1948

NE Corner Hoffman & Lucas Sts

2

W

Marcellus News, March 7, 1991. Streeter book, Vol II May 1918. Companion church still stands. May now be demolished

Champlain/Lake Champlain #4

Pokagon

Cass

1964

Crystal Springs St & Champlain Rd

21

W

Near Lake Allen must have been called Lake Champlain at one time. Torn-down. Teacher: Miss Phillips

Bly #1

Marcellus

Cass

1856-1940

Hemlock Lake Rd & M-216, S/14

14

B

Cemetery. Maintainance building. Teacher: Jennie Cleckner (Mother of Fullers) Teacher in 1916: Miss Wanda Price

Penn #7

Penn

Cass

1870-1960

Oak St at Prairie St

16

W

Friends Meeting House

Maple Grove #1

Porter

Cass

1954

US-12 between Baldwin Prairie & Trout Rds

8

W

Residence

Walnut Grove #9f

Pokagon

Cass

1872-1954

26799 Hamphine St

29

W

Fractional. Not shown on the 1860 map or mentioned in the July 5, 1860 Cass County Republican. It was moved to Indiana in 1990. Article in South Bend Tribune, Oct 1939

Cassopolis Graded #1

Lagrange

Cass

1843-1957

1st Building on Rowland St. 2nd & 3rd buildings on corner of Broadway & School Sts. Rowland building is still standing. Others appear to have been torn-down

26

W

Cassopolis Graded School from 1843-1857 was located along Rowland St. 1857-1950's 2nd & 3rd buildings located on corner of Broadway & School Sts. From article by Jonathan Wuepper of Cass District Library in the May 2022 issue of Neighbors that deals with history of Rowland St School which still stands. 2nd & 3rd building have been torn-down. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac

Geneva #1

Penn

Cass

1954

20905 Geneva & Decatur Rd

29

W

Artist Studio. Standard School, CCHS. Ed Lowe moved? Maxine ( Schmittendorf ) Knapp taught there 8/22/92. 3 teachers: 1 room? See 1954 Directory. Moved N 1/4 mile. Iola (Rice) Holtz: Teacher. Contact: Richard Leach, Cassopolis

Kessington/Sailor #5

Mason

Cass

1874-1958

17049 US-12 Edwardsburg

14

B

Fractional

Swamp #2

Mason

Cass

1850's-1948

68988 Gordon Rd

9

B

Residence

White #7

Wayne

Cass

1885-1959

Glenwood & Flanders Rds

27

W

Storage for Antique shop CCHS. Michigan Historical Site

Pemberton #1

Newberg

Cass

1954

Corner of Black & Born Sts

30

Torn-down. Photo in Rose Beatty Yearbook

Mount Zion #9

Calvin

Cass

1940

16984 Mount Zion St, Cassopolis, E of Kessington Rd

24

W

Residence

James #7

Calvin

Cass

Chain Lake St, between Day Lake & Carver Rds

14

Demolished

Glenwood #2

Wayne

Cass

-1950

Glenwood Rd

11

W

Gone. Burned-down in 1950. Contact: Kay MacKellard, 35338 92nd Ave, Lawton, MI

North Wayne

Wayne

Cass

after- 1933

M-51 N of Dowagiac, first corner past 5-Mile Corner

6

In 1933, Leona taught music. Lined across from Burt School. Also known as West Wayne School. Fractional. Currently used by the North Red Hill 4-H Club

Briar Patch #8f

Volinia

Cass

1867-1937-48

McKenzie St, 1 mile W of Lawrence Rd

26

W

Vacant/Falling-down. Gone. Burned. 1920, Iola (Rice) Holz Taught Briar Patch. Ray McKellar, Client: First contact. First building burned in 1938. Second building was built 1 mile W of Lawrence Rd on McKenzie St. Fractional. Second building vacant and in poor condition

Hardscrabble #8f

Wayne

Cass

-1940

Twin Lake Rd, 1/2 mile N of Dutch Settlement Rd

33

W

Fractional. Torn-down. Teacher: Miss Finch, 1920

King #8

Porter

Cass

1860-

Intersection of River Rd at Idlewild St

14

W

Residence

Calvin Hill #2

Calvin

Cass

1895-1950

20901 Calvin Hill St, Cassopolis S/29

29

W

Not in use CCHS. Mrs. Herman Bishop (Carol), Iola (Rice) Holz taught there in 1950. Her pupil, Myra Hyatt (K-3, 4 years) Myra now lives in Kalamazoo, 2 Master's Degrees, worked for Upjohn, her sister awarded for Ed Lowe, three brothers: Sam, Don, Wm. Hyatt. Building not in use. Teacher: Miss Iva Ivens in 1916

Star Brick

Calvin

Cass

N of US-12 in Cassopolis

18

Herman Bishop: Edwardsburg

Bald Hill #6

Newburg

Cass

1943

Mann St, 1/4 mile E of Patterson Hill Rd

15

W

Gone. Burned by arson in 1953. March 1991 Marcellus news: Florence Stanard b. 1907, attended all 8 grades. Teachers in 1918, Doris Streeter, Mary McKenzie, Harold Gebhardt, Leo East. Contact: Kenneth Hartman

Davis #4f

Jefferson

Cass

1860-1940

Davis Lake Rd between Oil City & Ashton Rds

34

No longer standing. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Also known as Bunch School. Fractional. Records for District #4 are located at the Cass District Library local history branch

Chapel Hill #12

Porter

Cass

1850-1947

Chapel Hill St & Baldwin Prairie Rd

5

W

Chapel Hill Missionary Church. Contact: Kenneth Hartman. May be in Mason Township

Newton/Woods #4

Volinia

Cass

1954

200 ft W of Decatur Rd on Marcellus Hwy

30

W

Gone. Demolished. Was the Township Hall after the school closed

Nicholville #?

Volinia

Cass

-after 1917

Nicholsville

?

Marcellus News, June 28, 1917. Miss Alice Hathaway expected to teach the Nicholsville School next year

Baldwin Prairie #10f

Porter

Cass

1954-

17

B/B

Fractional. Elementary School

White #4

Porter

Cass

1856-1941

At the intersection of Birch Rd & Cannaday St

18

W

Residence

Barron Lake/Brickell #10

Howard

Cass

1928-1950

Barron Lake Rd

21

B

Township Offices/Branch library. Currently the Howard Township Government Offices. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Also known as Brickell

Goodenough #5

Volinia

Cass

1860-1954

Marcellus Hwy at Brown St

21

W

Residence of Paul Fox. Marcellus phone. Joe Purdy: Teacher: Mildred Brown. Student (m. Harry Shannon) Neva Kent: Teacher (d) Mildred: 88 years old. 1992, M. 1958. Per Shannons 9/3/92

Oak Grove #2

Porter

Cass

1952

Intersection of US-12 & M-40

2

W

Residence

Salisbury /Daily #2f

Jefferson

Cass

1860-1958

17049 US-12

8

W

Demolished

White Temple #3

Penn

Cass

1849

58578 White Temple Rd

14

Log/W

Article in the Jun 5, 1929 Herald Press states White Temple was a log school built in 1849. Then a frame building was built on the exact site. Residence

May #6

Ontwa

Cass

1865-

15

Calvin Center #4

Calvin

Cass

1957

Mount Zion St & Calvin Center Rd

21

See 1954 Directory. No longer standing. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Burned-down in 1974

Chapman #4

Newburg

Cass

1860-1948

Quaker St, 3 3/8 miles W of Savage Rd

18

W

Residence. Teacher: Lela McDowell, 1916

Thompson Corners #7

Volinia

Cass

1954

Corner of Marcellus Hwy & Lawrence Rd

13

W

Maxine Schmidtendorff was on school board. Leona Washburn: Visiting Music teacher. Black kids responded in Harmony. Teacher: Mrs. Griner. Vacant. South Bend Tribune

Daily School/Salisbury #2

Jefferson

Cass

-1958

8

Originally named Salisbury School for William Salisbury. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Fractional. Now Gone

Redfield/Starr #1 (2 #1 in Ontwa

Ontwa

Cass

1885-1920

23495 Redfield Rd

23

W

Residence

Shannon/Ferguson #6f

Marcellus

Cass

1883-1940

51208 Burlington Rd near Marcellus Rd

8

B

Residence

Willow Pond #3

Calvin

Cass

1945

SW corner of Hawks St & Kensington Rd

35

W

Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Torn-down

Yankee Street #1

Howard

Cass

1926-1962

Yankee St, 1/2 mile E of Carberry St

31-32

B

Demolished

Bond #2f

Volinia

Cass

1944

21779 Dewey Lake St

7

W

Fractional. Storage. One-room, then two-rooms. Sylvia (Baldwin) Mortimore. Contact: Leona Washburn. Stanford Rice: Teacher. Fractional. Used for storage. Ezra Rutherford: Teacher in 1919. Leona Haefner's first teacher

Bacon #2

Ontwa

Cass

1920

M-62 1/2 mile S of May St

18

W

May have consolidated with Edwardsburg about 1920. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Residence

Star Brick #6

Mason

Cass

1954

Cassopolis & Starbrick Sts

18

See Oak Grove School. Residence

Red Mill #1

Silver Creek

Cass

1839-1959

Red Mill Rd, S of M-152, 1 1/2 miles

11

W

Gone. Burned-down and then torn-down

Dutch/Chiverton/Wiggins #9

Wayne

Cass

1840's-1905

Marcellus Hwy, 100 yds E of Colby St

3

W

Gone. Torn-down. Also known as Chiverton School and Wiggins. During the 1850's-1880's a schoolhouse was located about 1/4 mile to the W of this one, across the road on the N from Emily Willins (1812-1878) in the 1860 atlas. This school is referred to as in Case County Republican as the Wiggins School in 1860 and 1863

Cushing #7f

Silver Creek

Cass

1860-

15 miles S of Hartford

19

B

Sign: Silver Creek School, Church, Cemetery

Oak Grove #4f

Lagrange

Cass

By 1848-1958

60976 Oak Grove Rd & Pokagon Hwy

28

B

A brick school by 1848. The building became a residence after it closed in 1958. Burned-down in 2021 and torn-down the same year. CCHS

Brownsville School #1f

Calvin

Cass

1957

20447 Osborne St, Cassopolis, S/8

8

W

1954-55 Teacher: Marjorie Lindsey. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Fractional. Used for grain storage

Winkler #6

Milton

Cass

1860-1957

Red Field St

20

W

Presently Trinity United Methodist Church. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac