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THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION
School | Township | County | Year | Location | Use | BM | Notes |
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East Bay #3 | Bay | Charlevoix | by 1902 | Sometimes known as Lakside. This school was a bit smaller. In 1902, 31 boys and 25 girls were enrolled. All 56 students came from 16 families | |||
Boyne Falls #2 | Boyne Valley | Charlevoix | 15 & 16 | 1920-21, Districts 1, 2 & 8 formed a new district # 2. MORSA | |||
Raven Hill Discovery Center | Wilson | Charlevoix | Moved to 4737 Fuller Rd, E Jordan 49727 | Summer hours. Memorial to Labor Day Monday - Friday 10:00 - 4:00, Sat 12:00 - 4:00, Sun 2:00 - 4:00, Winter hours, Sat 12:00 - 4:00, Sun 2:00 - 4:00. info@ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org | |||
Ironton #3 | Eveline | Charlevoix | by 1889 | M-66 (E Jordan) | W | Two-stories with four-rooms. Was there in 1889-90. MORSA | |
East Chandler #2 | Chandler | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
East Jordan #4f | South Arm | Charlevoix | See city of E Jordan | 24 | 1920-21/f | ||
Norwood #4 | Norwood | Charlevoix | 1892-1957 | On bluff overlooking Lake Michigan on Old Dixie Hwy (West Michigan Pike) | W | School which closed in 1957 has become a community center operated by the Historical Society. The 15-20 students in the village go to school in Charlevoix. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 37 | |
Slaughter #7f | Boyne Valley | Charlevoix | by 1910 | S/30 | 30 | 1910-11, 1920-21, 1939 Map, S/30. MORSA | |
Maple Grove #4 | Hayes | Charlevoix | by 1919- | Maple Grove Rd | 23 | There in 1913-14, 1939 Map, S/22. MORSA | |
Clark #7f | Marion | Charlevoix | Warner Rd | 31 | W | MORSA | |
Curfew #5 | Melrose | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
Gokee #5 | Charlevoix | by 1901- | 10 | 1901 Map, S/10. MORSA | |||
Murray #1 | Hayes | Charlevoix | 1900 | Upper Bay Shore & Murray Rds | 12 | W | Gone. burned-down. Map shows school in pic 1917. It was there in 1920-1921. 1939 Map. MORSA |
Marion Center #9 | Marion | Charlevoix | 10 | W | 1939 Map, S/10. Student pic 1940-41. MORSA | ||
Hilton #2 | Norwood | Charlevoix | 1870's | S/18, 17959 Ferry Rd, Charlevoix | 18 | W | 1939 Map, S/18. Now Bier Art Gallery, Pottery Studio. Bought in 1981. It was an art studio and a hunting lodge |
Horton Bay #2 | Bay | Charlevoix | by 1901- | Edge of Horton's Bay | 5 | W | In use by 1943. In 1902, Margaret Munson was paid $280 for eight months. 48 girls, 24 boys were enrolled. School property was worth $800. Carl Kobernick, 519 Lake St, Grand Haven, MI 49417 Ph: (616) 842-0664 (Per Mulyn Vollink ( Per Sue Boyer ) May be District #2 |
Cedar Valley #2 | Wilson | Charlevoix | bu 1910- | Pearsall Rd & M-32 | 30 | W | 1910 Map, S/ 31, 1939 Map, S/29 Residence. MORSA |
Orchard #5 | Eveline | Charlevoix | 32 | 1939 Map, S/32 | |||
Bell | Eveline | Charlevoix | Peninsula Rd | Torn-down. MORSA | |||
Three Bells #2 | Eveline | Charlevoix | Peninsula Rd | Standard School 1920-21. Gone | |||
Garden Island #2 | St James | Charlevoix | 1920-21. MORSA | ||||
Lakeside #4 | Evangeline | Charlevoix | by 1920 | S/4 | 4 | Pupils transported in 1920-1921 | |
Horton Bay #2 | Bay | Charlevoix | by 1902- | SE corner of the intersection of Camp Sherwood & Zenith Heights Rd | 5 | 48 girls and 24 boys were enrolled. (I think 1902) Had dictionary, globe, maps and some other items | |
Wildwood #5 | Evangeline | Charlevoix | S/13 | 13 | Standard School 1920-1921. 1939 Map. MORSA | ||
Robinson #4f | Boyne Valley | Charlevoix | S/6 | 6 | 1901 Map, S/6, 1910-11, 1920-21. MORSA | ||
Miles #7f | South Arm | Charlevoix | Miles & Ellsworth Rds | W | 1920-21/f. Gone. MORSA | ||
North Bay #1 | Bay | Charlevoix | 1902 | Camp Sherwood & Zenith Heights | 20 | One-room school. Ages 6-19. 31 boys, 25 girls were enrolled. Once a Flashmen received $196 for teaching seven months. 1939 Map, S/20. Consolidated in 1960-61. Contact: Richard Festerling, 57 Concord Hills, Lawton, MI 49065 | |
Tanizer | Eveline | Charlevoix | Wildwood Rd | W | Town Hall | ||
Faston | Melrose | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
Harmon #5 | Charlevoix | by 1901- | 12 | 1901 Map, S/12. MORSA | |||
Geim #6 | Boyne Valley | Charlevoix | by 1901- | 26 | 1901 Map, S/26. MORSA | ||
Greentown #2 | Charlevoix | MORSA | |||||
Sudman #3 | Boyne Valley | Charlevoix | S/17 | 18 | |||
Nowland #4 | Marion | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
Grandview School | Evangeline | Charlevoix | on 1939 map | Corner of Loomis Rd | 24 | 1939 Map, S/24. MORSA | |
Bay Shore #5 | Hayes | Charlevoix | 12 | MORSA | |||
Ranney/Sugar Shack #3 | South Arm | Charlevoix | by 1901- | Waterman & Paney Rds | 32 | W | 1901 Map, S/32, 1939 Map, S/32. Residence. MORSA |
Burgess #6 | Hayes | Charlevoix | Wallpaper. MORSA | ||||
McGeagh/McGee #8f | Norwood | Charlevoix | by 1925- | S/5 | 5 | Pic 1925. McGee School 1939 Map, S/5. MORSA | |
Hoffman #3 | Hudson | Charlevoix | by 1901- | 35 | 1901 Map, S/35. Transported 1920-21. MORSA | ||
School No. 23 | Chandler | Charlevoix | 16 | 1939 Map, S/16 | |||
Clare Thorsen | US-12 between Baldwin Prairie & Trout Rds | Charlevoix | There in 1920-1921. 3 students | ||||
Dana | Chandler | Charlevoix | 1900s-1962 | After the school annexed, the Chandler Township Board purchased the school. In the 1980's it was restored it to original state | |||
Mackie/Mackie #3 | Chandler | Charlevoix | S/14 | 14 | 1939 Map, S/14. MORSA | ||
Afton #3 | Wilson | Charlevoix | Bergman Rd, C48 | 1920-21 Residence. MORSA | |||
Rock Elm #2 | South Arm | Charlevoix | by 1901- | Ranney Rd | 9 | W | 1901 Map, S/8, Standard School 1920-21. 1939 Map, S/9. MORSA |
Indian Mission School | Hayes | Charlevoix | 20 | 1939 Map, S/20 | |||
Clarion #2 | Melrose | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
Barnard #1 | Marion | Charlevoix | by 1902-1942 | Barnard & Klooster Rds | B | Picture 1902. MORSA | |
Fairgrove #1 | Hayes | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
Davis #6 | Hudson | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
Hopyard #2 | Hayes | Charlevoix | 20 | Restaurant in the 1950's. Private residence by 2023. Standard School 1920-1921. MORSA | |||
Chandler | Chandler | Charlevoix | Township Unit Districts # 3,4 & 6. S/30 | 30 | 1939 Map, S/30. 1920-21 | ||
Cramer #1 | Boyne Valley | Charlevoix | by 1901- | 14 | 1901 Map, S/14. MORSA | ||
Knop #1 | Wilson | Charlevoix | Wilson & Behlin Rds | 17 | W | 1901 Map, S/17, 1920-21, 1939 Map, S/17. MORSA | |
Heart Lake #4 | Hudson | Charlevoix | MORSA | ||||
Advance #1f | Eveline | Charlevoix | Wood | Standard School 1920-1921. MORSA | |||
Springvale #7f | Chandler | Charlevoix | by 1901 | 1 | 1901 Map, S/1, 1910-11. MORSA | ||
Sunnyside | Charlevoix | MORSA | |||||
Hettick | Melrose | Charlevoix | by 1901- | 36 | 1901 Map, S/36. MORSA | ||
Forest Hill #6 | Chandler | Charlevoix | by 1901- | 1 | 1901 Map, S/1. MORSA | ||
Star #6 | Eveline | Charlevoix | Loomis & Wern Rds (02505 Wern Rd) | W | 1939 Map, S/24. Was owned owned by Eveline Township. Has been sold as a residence 12/24. Submission by new owner on 12/2024 | ||
Blain #5 | Chandler | Charlevoix | |||||
McKinley #1 | St. James | Charlevoix | In 1920-21 had four teachers. MORSA | ||||
Caddock | South Arm | Charlevoix | Eiyo Advance Rd | Residence. MORSA | |||
Beebe | Cheboygan | Currently a residence. Pictorial History of Cheboygan County, MI p. 29 | |||||
Elementary Schools and High School | Mackinaw | Cheboygan | 1893-1969 | Sault Ste. Marie High School Spruce & Johnston Sts | Marshall N. Hunt erected the old Washington School and later built the old Lincoln School, the Park School and Jefferson School as well as the High School at Spruce and Johnston St. By 2003 when the City of the Rapids published the Washington, Lincoln, Park Schools and Sault H.S. were gone. The H.S. building was built between 1915 and 1917, and opened as one of the very best in the state. A fire devastated the H.S. in May, 1920. Hunt rebuilt the school in 10 months. The first class to graduate was in 1917 and the last was in 1969. A new H.S. was built and the old H.S. became the Jr. High which was used until 1979. Then the building was torn-down. City of the Rapids p. 275 | ||
Tallman | Inverness | Cheboygan | Dotski Rd, S/17 SE corner | 17 | NW corner of Dotski & Richardson Rds, Inverness Township. Currently a residence | ||
1st Schoolhouse | Cheboygan | 1848 | M. W. Horne's land. Main & Pine Sts | Log | Was a pay school which numbered 12 scholars and was taught by Miss Harriet McLeod. The Centennial p. 19 | ||
Jack Woods #3 | Tuscarora | Cheboygan | 1879- | Log | Cost $250. Ohioville Community, 04/05 | ||
Waverly School district #4 | Waverly | Cheboygan | 30 | ||||
Native American School | Mackinaw | Cheboygan | 1829 | Organized a mission school on the present site of the Chippewa County Courthouse | Rev. Bingham had a boarding school for Native American children were white children could also attend | ||
Alverno | Benton | Cheboygan | 1948 | W | Photo of Alverno School Benton Township in 1948. Male teacher: David Rocheleau. Cheboygan. p. 97. Photo of Alverno 1910 p. 44. Picture of Alverno School in 1916. Picture of Alverno School, Christmas 1902 | ||
Burdstorf | Mullet | Cheboygan | Birchwood Rd, S/4 W | 4 | Residence (RJK list) Western portion of S/4. Residence. MORSA | ||
Beaurard #1 | Beaugrand | Cheboygan | 1923 | 1999 Old Mackinaw Rd. Possibly wrong address | W | Gone. Picture in 1923 of Beaugard Schools. Female teacher: Marcella Belbo. Picture History of Cheboygan p. 65 | |
South #1 | Munro | Cheboygan | S/36 | 36 | 51/52 | ||
Galbraith | Cheboygan | 1949 photo | B | School photo of Galbraith School 1949. Teacher: Miss Styc. Cheboygan p. 107 | |||
Koehler #1 | Koehler | Cheboygan | Quarry Rd | Consolidated into large two-Afton School on Quarry Rd | |||
Twin Lake #1 | Waverly | Cheboygan | S Black River Rd, S/26 SE corner | 26 | Residence (RJK list) 51/52 | ||
Tremble | Aloha | Cheboygan | M-35, S/5 SE corner | 5 | Vacant (RJK list) MORSA | ||
Central School | Cheboygan | 1949 Photo | B | Photo of 8th grade students in 1949. Teacher: Harold Bryant. Cheboygan p. 108 | |||
Topinabee | Mullett | Cheboygan | After 1882- | SW shores of Mullett Lake. Jewel of the North | |||
Mullet Lake | Inverness | Cheboygan | Polish Line Rd, S/27 SE corner | 27 | (RJK list) SE corner of S/27. MORSA | ||
Freedom | Mackinaw | Cheboygan | 1885-1933 | Heritage Village 1425 W Central Ave, Mackinaw City, 49701 | Log/W | Replaced Mackinaw City's original 1871 log cabin school. This frame school was built in 1885 and was located in the town of Freedom near Mill Creek Park on what is now US-23 SE of Mackinaw City. Closed sometimes in the 1930's. Was sold in 1949. The Historical Society discovered the dilapidated school building in the the woods with a rotten floor. The owners deeded it to the Historical Society that is trying to save this schoolhouse. Internet | |
Tannery #6 | Inverness | Cheboygan | after 1949 | Photo of Tannery School, Sept 1949. Mrs. Mildred Bannatyne: Teacher. Cheboygan p. 96. Inside photo of Tannery School, Feb 7, 1952. Mrs. Fenton: Teacher. Cheboygan p. 123 | |||
Afton | Benton | Cheboygan | 1916 | B | Two outside photos of Afton School. No teacher listed. Cheboygan p. 53 | ||
Alverno | Benton | Cheboygan | by 1880?-after 1916 | Alverno | W | Name of village changed to Alverno in 1900. Not much left of village. Picture of Alverno School. Cheboygan Shadow Town p. 44 | |
#4 | Ellis | Cheboygan | 1897 | 8001 Brudy Rd | W | Emma Brudy: Teacher in 1897 04/05. Pictures Cheboygan of Afton school p. 53 (one 1916) | |
#2 | Beaugrand | Cheboygan | S/23 | 23 | 04/05, 51/52 | ||
#2 | Inverness | Cheboygan | Mullet Lake Rd near US-27 | Standard School. Two-rooms, 04/05 51/52 | |||
School #1 | Grant | Cheboygan | Feb 7, 1952 | Inside photo of students of School #1 Grant Township. Marilyn Brasseur: Teacher. Cheboygan p. 122 | |||
Benton #8 | Benton | Cheboygan | Butler Rd S/10 NW corner | 10 | Vacant (RJK list) MORSA | ||
Afton | Benton | Cheboygan | 1949 | B | Photo of Afton School Bus in the 1940's. Cheboygan p. 106 | ||
Township District | Waverly | Cheboygan | |||||
Waverly School District #1 | Waverly | Cheboygan | Twin School Rd | 26 | (RJK list) | ||
Swedetown #7 | Benton | Cheboygan | S/34 | 34 | Storage. 04/05, 51/52 | ||
East McCarron | Bruce | Cheboygan | 1909-1957 | 4533 E 12 Mile Rd, Sault Ste Marie | 35 | Replaced Gregg School in 1909. Residence. MORSA | |
Wildwood | Cheboygan | S of Indian River | 51/52 | ||||
Koehler #2 | Koehler | Cheboygan | By Parrott's Point | 4 | Consolidated into large two-Afton School on Quarry Rd | ||
Afton | Benton | Cheboygan | 1910 & 1916 | W | Two photos of Alverno School. Outside photo 1910. Winnifred Dolan (Blitze): Teacher. Inside photo of Alverno School 1916. Miss Bauers: Teacher. About 50 students in each photo. Cheboygan p. 44 |
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