THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Pullman #3

Mason

Cass

after 1860-

Cassopolis St, about 1/4 mile S of US-12

18

W

Sold and moved N on Cassopolis St. Presently a storage shed. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac

Fabius #3f

Newberg

Cass

24

Original District #3 fractional, Newberg Township. S/24. Cass County voted to move & build in Fabius in 1873

Peavine #5

Pokagon

Cass

1860

In 1860 located on the N side of Peavine St in S/10

15

CB

Township Office

Dodge

Penn

Cass

?

Fish Lake #9

Penn

Cass

1857-1952

16803 Dutch Settlement St

1

W

See 3/11/93. 80 years ago Marcellus news: Teacher: Miss Louise Schlorf. Residence. Teacher: Dorothy Lee (Schug)

Howardsville #?

Marcellus

Cass

1883-

M-216 to Bent Rd, S about 1/8 mile

?

Log

Marcellus News Sept 1992: Josephine Bray taught school 10 of June 1913. Ernest T. Miller: Teacher. Held 8th Grade Commencement at the school

Oak Grove/Bell/Sterner #3?

Howard

Cass

1882-1896

Terminal Rd, 1/2 mile W of Thompson Rd

?

W

Sold in 1896. Students were transferred to Thompson #2. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Also called Bell or Sterner School

Jones #6f

Newburg

Cass

1881-

61398 M-40 & M-60, moved from original site

35

W

Yard & Garden shop. CCHS

Shavehead #5

Porter

Cass

1965

65321 Shavehead Lake St

22

W

Residence

Daly #2

Silver Creek

Cass

-1960

Bakeman Rd & Topash St

10

W

Apartments

Marcellus Graded #9

Marcellus

Cass

SE corner of Woodley & Burney Sts in Jones addition

22

Thomson #2

Howard

Cass

1890-1964

Korn St at Thompson Rd

8

W

Residence

West Wayne #?

Wayne

Cass

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

6

See North Wayne School

Rodgers #1

Milton

Cass

1919

Conrad Rd, N of US-12

?

W

Demolished

Brown/Ellis

Wayne

Cass

1861-1909

SW corner of Fosdick & Glenwood Rds

15

W

Contact: Kenneth Hartman. Also known as Ellis School. Burned-down

Higgins #?

Wayne

Cass

24

Corey #7f

Newburg

Cass

1957

Corey Lake Rd, N of M-60

36

W

Fractional. Residence. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Teacher: Joyce Rockwell. Fractional

Jefferson Center #6

Jefferson

Cass

-after 1948

Mullen Rd, about 1/4 mile S of Jefferson Center Rd

22

In 1919 Mae Streeter (Shannon) taught there. Family records. Demolished

Cherry Valley #2

Milton

Cass

1833-1925

11

W

Consolidated with Edwardsburg School, May 1925. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Also known as Bunker Hill. Residence

Miller/Breece #3

Milton

Cass

1920

Leet Rd, N of US-12

9

W

Residence

Vanessa/Dibble #11

Howard

Cass

1865-1947

3094 Yankee St

35

W

Residence

Brooklyn/Jones #7

Lagrange

Cass

1852-1960

Corner of Point Rd & Kelsey Lake St

2

W

Residence. Also called Jones School. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac

Kirkwood/Red School #6

Wayne

Cass

O'Keefe Rd N of Marcellus Highway, 1 1/2 miles N on left

13

See Red School

Huycktown #1

Volinia

Cass

1840's - 1954

51258 Lawrence Rd

11

B

Residence

Hinchman #6

Silver Creek

Cass

1960's

Corner of Middle Crossing Rd & Burke St

22

B

Residence. Indian Lake Area. Extant 1994. Teacher: Miss Andrews

Lily Lake #3?

Newburg

Cass

1860-gone by-1914

M-60, E of Born St, next to Lily Lake Cemetery

32

In 1860 shown on W side of cemetery at Lily Lake. Not shown on 1914 plat. Name was given by Kenneth Hartman, Cass County School Historian, Dowagiac. Gone

Dyer #9

Newburg

Cass

M-60 & Robbins Lake St

33

W

In 1914, Atlas, J. M. Dyer was the adjoining property owner. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Residence

Hampshire St #1

Pokagon

Cass

1898-1952

Hampshire St & Cass Pokagon Hwy

14

W

While this schoolhouse is shown on the 1860 plat map it was not included in the July 5, 1860 report of Pokagon Township Schools in the Case County Republican. Gone. Burned-down

Crane #3

Volinia

Cass

1943

21036 Fosdick St at Decatur Rd

18

W

Residence. Per: Iola (Rice) Holz 8/22/92; No Bldg., when burned all records were burned. Hall: Bertha Bray, Flossie (Halverson), Myrtle (Van Horn) Hall Farm 1/2 mile from school. Mel Brown taught in 1940. Teacher: Eva Engle

Bucher #7

Marcellus

Cass

1863-1946

55270 Miller Rd,

35

W

Residence (Happy Hour Club) CCHS. Contact: Sam Green, 27657 94th Ave., Marcellus, MI. Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac

Allen #7

Howard

Cass

1900-1964

White & Allen Sts

3

W

Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Residence

Frog Valley #5f

Jefferson

Cass

1860-1920

Daily Rd, S of Pine Lake St

5

No longer standing. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Fractional

Glass

Porter

Cass

S & W of Jones & Hardy Rds

?

Contact: Rev. Duane Jacobs, 52201 Pulver Rd, Three Rivers, MI

Marcellus Union #9

Marcellus

Cass

Dibble St

22

Union #9f

Porter

Cass

1954

Across from Marathon Station in Union

9

W

Residence that burned-down in the late 1980's

Brick/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. 113-11. Cass County Historical Society. MUSEUM

East Volinia

Volinia

Cass

?

Marcellus News, September 1918. Hazel Ivens, Jon Moxley and John Jeffries, of East Volinia will attend school in Marcellus during 1918-19 school year

Vandalia Graded #4

Penn

Cass

?

W

Not a one-room school. Many grades. Torn-down

California #4f

Silver Creek

Cass

1866-19

California Rd 1/2 mile S of Yaw St

34

W

Fractional. Also called Bilderback School. Hidden back of farmland on Middle Crossing Rd, near old Momany Cemetery. 1/2 mile S of Yaw St on California Rd

Coulter #4

Howard

Cass

1885-1949

M-60 at Coulter-Anderson Rd, S/23

23

Log/B/W

Residence, Lions Club Building CCHS. Closed in 1949. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Original building was log, then replaced by a brick school that burned-down, then a frame school

Long #8

Calvin

Cass

1850-circa 1930's

Corner of Brownsville & Calvin Center Rds

3 & 10

Located in S/3, 1850-1860. Then S/10, 1872-circa 1930. Teachers' & School Officers' Directory, 1954-1955, Cass County. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Burned-down

Dewey #2

Pokagon

Cass

1943

Dillman 1/2 mile W of Wilbur Hill Rd

13

Torn-down

Adventist #11

Wayne

Cass

Corner of Glenwood Rd & Dewey Lake St

?

No longer standing

Sheldon Creek #3

Marcellus

Cass

1858-1942

Corner of Knight's & Sheldon Creek Rds

12

W

See Marcellus News for April 18, 1996. Demolished in 1996

Cromley #8

Marcellus

Cass

1863-1938

Waterstradt St, 1/4 mile W of M-40

28

B

Gone, Nothing remaining but foundation, area used as hog lot

Batchelor #5

Marcellus

Cass

1915

Brody St & M-40

9

Betty Wolfe. Gone

West/North #3f

Wayne

Cass

Wayne Corwin Rd & Green Lake St

6

W

4-H club house

Star #8

Newberg

Cass

-1960

Corner of Dutch Settlement & Savage Rds (Torn-down)

5

W

Teacher: Claude B. Castle. Dir. Walter Wolski. Mod. Don McKenzie, Treas. Philo McKenzie. Miss Hazel Hunt: Teacher 80 years ago. Marcellus news 10 June, 1913. Wakelee there now. House no longer standing. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Fractional. Teacher in 1939, Dorothy Lee (Schug). Teacher in 1916, Miss Beth King. Teacher: Aileen Dodge (d. 3/23/1999) Teacher: Eva Engle

Cushing #8f

Silver Creek

Cass

1873-

43484 Middle Crossing & Indian Lake Rds

19

B

Residence. Standard School, CCHS. Teacher: Mrs. Layman. Fractional

Poe's Corners #2

Newburg

Cass

1856-1957

10428 Bord St, Jones MI

21

W

Township Hall

Redfield #3f

Jefferson

Cass

1942

228791 Monette St, Cassopolis, MI

26

W

Residence

Rose Warne/Rosewarne #7

Milton

Cass

-by 1962

US-12

7

W

Was a Standard School. Sold to First Missionary Church by Brandywine School District

Cullinane/Town Hall #5

Silver Creek

Cass

Dixon St at Indian Lake Rd

5

B

Gone. Torn-down. Standard School

Cherry Grove #6

Lagrange

Cass

1938

Cherry Grove, 1/2 mile S of M-62. Later moved

8

W

Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac. Building moved off site

Gage #4

Wayne

Cass

1850-1958

Atwood Rd at Gage St

20

W

Est. 1844 as Post Office, Stagecoach Stop & Tavern. Across the street from Wayne Township Hall in 1905. Adult Foster Care

Mechanicsburg #5

Lagrange

Cass

1960

27480 Cass-Pokagon Hwy

30

W

Residence CCHS

Warner #6

Volinia

Cass

1852-1951

At intersection of Warner & Goodenough Rds

9

B

Demolished

Allegheny #5f

Penn

Cass

1875-1961

Cassopolis near Penn Rd, Decatur at Allegheny

18

W

Fractional. Gone. Torn-down. Moved back from Rd a short distance from original location. Teacher: D. Aileen Dodge (died March 23, 1999)

Five Points #4

Mason

Cass

1865-1948

M-20 & US-12

16 or #18

Log/B

Extant in 1862. Log cabin. Susan Toth, Carol (Mrs. Herman) Bishop (Nee Zimmer) Contact: Kenneth Hartman. Residence

North Porter #11

Porter

Cass

1956

Corner of Harvey St & Wood Lake Rd

11

W

Poor condition

Bulhand #5

Calvin

Cass

1950

Bulhand Rd & Calvin Center Rd

34

W

Converted into a residence. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac

Pleasant Hill #8

Penn

Cass

1960

56201 Guards Prairie Rd

4

W

Residence

East #6f

Calvin

Cass

1947

Brownsville between Union & James Rds

1

W

Fractional. Ph: 782-2378. Juanita Westphal attended 1-7 grades. Kay MacKellar b. 1932, Teacher: Mrs. Shadick: From Cass, d. Mrs. Lindsley From Cass, d. Ray phoned 8/18/93. Has no memory of schoolmates, games, or Christmas. Walked 1/2 mile to school with lunch pail. Residence. Pupils: Joe Evans. Contact: Richard Leach, Cassopolis

Old Red School #6

Wayne

Cass

1850-1950

O'Keefe Rd N of Gage Rd

13

W

Gone. Demolished

Mayflower/Townline #3

Pokagon

Cass

1860

Indian Lake Rd, 1.4 miles at end of Peavine Rd

3

W

In 1860 called Townline School. Cass County Republican article. Now a residence

Adamsville #4

Ontwa

Cass

1836-1970

Village along US-12, W of Christiana Creek

12

W

First school taught by Ann Wood, 1829-30. School built in 1836, then another in 1861. Information provided by Kenneth Hartman. In the 1940's when the Grange Hall was no longer used it became a school. Adamsville became part of the Edwardsburg district in 1951 and the Grange Hall School closed in 1970. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 34

Summerville #6

Pokagon

Cass

1840-1955? 1965

33039 Pokagon Hwy, or 2770 Pokagon Hwy, Niles

32

B

Standard School. Later Artists' Studio/Residence. CCHS. Residence. Two-room

Glines #1

Mason

Cass

-1957

Mason St between Kessington & Tharp Lake Rd

2

W

Gone. Torn-down. Consolidated with Constantine in 1957. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac

Globe #4f

Marcellus

Cass

1859-1938

Finch Rd N of Church St, 2 miles

19

Fractional. Gone. Teacher: Jennie Cleckner (mother of Fullers) 11/5/92-Helen Fuller: Ref. Shannon School Reunion 1947. Pupil: Jan Pyle (Polk) 2nd grade: Lyle Manning, Ira Wolfe. August 1916. Teacher was Mrs. Phoebe McKee

Bunch

Jefferson

Cass

N side of Davis Lake Rd between Oil City & Ashton Rds

34

See Davis School

Edwardsburg Graded #1

Ontwa

Cass

Village at US-12 & M-62. Principal town in southern Cass County

5

Has 5 blue ribbon schools including a H.S. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 35

Lagrange/Whitmanville #3

LaGrange

Cass

1840-1963

58253 M-62, Cassopolis, MI

15

B/C

Township Offices. Now in use as LaGrange Township Hall. Also known as Whitmanville School. Teacher: Victor Sheline, 1920

Biscuit Hill #4

Milton

Cass

1854-1923

3098 Redfield St, S/23

23

W

Residence. Contact: Kenneth Hartman, Dowagiac

Cherry Valley/Bunker #2

Milton

Cass

11

See Cherry Valley School

Charleston

Volinia

Cass

?

Miss Emily Hinshaw taught there. She died July 12, 1917 at age 80. From: Marcellus News July 19, 1917

Hebron #3

Porter

Cass

-1959

E side of Hebron Rd, 1/4 mile N of Teasdale Lake St

25

W

Teacher: Miss Sutton. Demolished but foundation remains

Undine #3

Hayes

Charlevoix

Charlevoix Boyne City Rd or Upper Bay Shore Rd

2

W

Standard School 1920-21. MORSA. Now a residence

Woodward #2

Hudson

Charlevoix

by 1901-

23

1901 Map, S/14. Transported 1920-21. MORSA

Walloon #4

Melrose

Charlevoix

S/16

16

Standard School 1920-21. 1939 Map. MORSA

Major #1

Chandler

Charlevoix

Chandler Hill

Standard School 1920-1921. MORSA

Gill #4f

Chandler

Charlevoix

by 1910-

1910-11. MORSA

High Island #3

Charlevoix

1920-21. MORSA

Pleasant Valley #6

Wilson

Charlevoix

1920-21, Disbanded. MORSA

Lakeside #3

Bay

Charlevoix

by 1901-

Church Rd

4

In 1902 the teacher was C. H. Miller. Was paid $160 for 4 months. Miss Ruby Miller was paid $90 for 3 months. 41 boys, 37 girls were enrolled. 1939 Map, S/4. Consolidated with Walloon Lake 1942-43. MORSA

Elm Ridge

Chandler

Charlevoix

by 1939

S/27

27

1939 Map, S/27

Mountain #3

Eveline

Charlevoix

Ferry & Mountain Rds

W

Township Hall. MORSA

Walker #5

Eveline

Charlevoix

W

Standard School 1920-21. Gone. Consolidated in 1930. MORSA

East Bay

Grand Traverse

Charlevoix

1940's

Camp Sherwood Rd near Walloon Lake

John Koeskey found out that East Bay Schoolhouse at Camp Sherwood near Walloon Lake was to be sold for $75.25. (his bid) He then arranged to have it transported by truck for $400 to Horton Bay. It remains there today, but has not been a school since it consolidated. It may be leased to the church as a Parish House. He did this to try and alleviate the overcrowding of the Horton Bay Schools as some children were meeting in the Township Hall. (has gone thru many incarnations) Camp Sherwood, Camp Huntington and now Camp Michigania for (UM ALUMNI)

Easton #1

Melrose

Charlevoix

by 1901

31

1901 Map, S/31

Johnson #3f

Marion

Charlevoix

1920-21

MORSA

Paddock #5

Hudson

Charlevoix

MORSA

Lobe #5

Maroon

Charlevoix

4987 Loeb School Rd

S

Standard School with two-rooms

Thumb Lake #1

Hudson

Charlevoix

by 1901

11

1901 Map, S/11. Transported 1920-21. MORSA

Hudkins

Wilson

Charlevoix

Boyne City Rd C 48

W

Residence. MORSA

Chaddock #1f

South Arm

Charlevoix

Eiyo Advance Rd

W

Residence. 1920-21/f

Phelps #6

Marion

Charlevoix

W

Standard School 1920-21. 2 teachers from the 1930's. MORSA

Wilson

Wilson

Charlevoix

22

1939 Map, S/22

St. James

Beaver Island

Charlevoix

3rd largest island 32 miles out in Lake Michigan

22

Before 1950 there were 3 schools in St. James, the major village on the island. The K-12 school, with 92 students was rebuilt over the McKinley School in 1954. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 39

Deer Lake #5

Wilson

Charlevoix

by 1901-

12

1901 Map, S/12, 1920-21, 1939 Map. MORSA

Polish #7

Boyne Valley

Charlevoix

MORSA