THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Schmalzried #1

Carp Lake

Emmet

1900-1939

On George Schmalzied property

29

On 1939 census had 39 students. First called Grant School. Name changed when moved across road to Schmalzied property. Built about 1900. Consolidated Fall of 1939

Hathway #2

Little Traverse

Emmet

-1951

575 Hillcrest St, Petoskey

11

On 1939 census had 35 students. Annexed to Harbor Springs in July 1951. Converted into a residence. MORSA

Greenwood #5

Bear Creek

Emmet

1879-1938+

4 miles SE of Petoskey

14

Log/W

In 1898 the new Greenwood School was being rebuilt. On 1939 census had 36 students

Sogonosh/Readmond (v) #2

Readmond

Emmet

1904-1958

State Rd just N of Wormwood Rd

22

W

On 1939 census had 49 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. Annexed to Harbor Springs in Sept 1958. Converted into a residence. MORSA

Warner #3f

Friendship

Emmet

1874-1941

W of State Rd on Lacount Rd. Warner was built on a low hill overlooking the old State Rd which followed an Indian Trail. First on land owned by Dan Seymour. Later owned by Clyde LaCount. Later Warner School moved due to road construction. At that time moved W of State Rd on LaCount Rd. In NW direction from Harbor Springs

35

W

On 1939 census had 21 students. In Sept 1941 voted to close. It was destroyed by fire from lighting in 1944. In 1951 district annexed to Harbor Springs Schools

Edgewater/Edgerton

Bear Creek

Emmet

One block W of Kegomic on Kent St in East Bay View

It appears that in 1968 The first play was Barefoot In The Park. It was a small community theater for plays

Gregg #6

Resort

Emmet

by 1961

Resort and Intertown?

W

School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. The Gregg School was sold in 1961 for $2,350

Canby (v) #6f

Bliss

Emmet

1884-1964

25 East Levering Rd, NE corner of Canby Rd, Levering, MI

34

W

Hughes School was used until 1884-85 when Canby was completed. On 1939 census Canby had 39 students. In 1925 it became a Standard School. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. It was open until 1964. They were the 4th and last Bliss school to consolidate with Pellston. After closing, the 4-H group leased it for 99 years. But Zillow listed it for sale in 2021 for $201,000 and said it had be transformed into a beautiful modern home

Gridley #6

Resort

Emmet

Fletcher #1

Bear Creek

Emmet

SE corner of Sheridan & Eppler Rds

35

On 1939 census had 50 students

City Schools of Petoskey

Emmet

Emmet

Around 1910

Within City Limits: Central High School & 4 Wards

5 & 6

B

Cross Village Parochial

Cross Village

Emmet

1859

Father Weikamp's school started in 1859 but a new building replaced it in 1903. The original building was moved and is now the (1981) the Township Hall. The school was operated by the Sisters of St. Francis.

Rose/Five Mile Creek #5

West Traverse

Emmet

32

Burned-down and the Five Mile Creek Schoolhouse was built to replace the Rose School. Served students in W Traverse Township

Maplewood #4/Cement Plant

Resort

Emmet

1879-1961

Corner of Old Hwy 31 & Townsend Rd, Petoskey

W

Had two classrooms. Sometimes called Cement School. The yearbook says the old schoolhouse burned-down in 1894 and the new school dates to 1896. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. The Maplewood School's electric pump was sold in 1961 for just over $100. The Maplewood School was sold for $501 to the present land owner. In 2023 it was a private family home

Hilltop #4

Bear Creek

Emmet

10

On 1939 census had 62 students

Brutus #1

Maple River

Emmet

1879-

Corner of US-31 and Brutus Rd

22

1939 census had 77 students. Deed for school property dated Sept 1881. (It is probable that Brutus #1 was rebuilt and the first building became a Mennonite Church in 1894) School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. It appears that by 2018 the Brutus School is now used as the Maple River Township Hall on the corner of US-31 and Brutus Rd

Oden #3

Maple River

Emmet

1881-

W

Later was in Littlefield Township

Levering Schools

Emmet

-1949

NE corner of S/26. Located on Mill St. There were 4 classrooms and 4 teachers here in 1909. At that time it had 10 grades

26

Log/W

One of the first buildings in Levering was a 25 ft x 50 ft house constructed of logs about 1880. It was used as a barn and boarding house for the road construction crews. Also has the post office. Within 3-4 years it became Leverings first school. But this first school building was torn-down in 1940. Five teachers are assigned to Levering in a newspaper article dated 5 Sept 1949

Gulley

Cross Village

Emmet

1885

Near Cross Village

The foundation of the schoolhouse was completed and work will soon begin on the frame

Cecil Bay

Carp Lake

Emmet

Cecil Bay Rd

29

W

Building gone. On 1939 census had 26 students

Sunny Ridge #2

Pleasantview

Emmet

1880

1 mile S and 1.5 miles E of Ayr corner

32

School later relocated

Fenimore #2

Resort

Emmet

-1918

SE corner of Sheridan & Eppler Rds

In Aug 1918 Fenimore School was discontinued. The building was dismantled and the lot sold for $25.00

Depew #3

Resort

Emmet

1880-by 1930's

Resort Pike S of Depew Rd

One of the six schools in Report Township. Depew School was torn-down in the early 1930's. It's school bell is now at Lincoln School

(Little) Red School #5

Maple River

Emmet

1883-by 1937

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

17

Log/W

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

Round Lake #3

Center

Emmet

Intersection of Beckon & Rugged Rds

8

W

Sometimes was called Larks Lake School. Had upper and lower rooms. On 1939 census showed 76 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. Building converted into a residence. MORSA

Joy

Springvale

Emmet

About 3190 Maxwell Rd

20

W

Standing vacant in 2024

Garver #7

Friendship

Emmet

-1941

6

W

On 1939 census had 34 students. Voted to close in Sept 1941. Annexed to Harbor Springs Aug 1952. In 1953 Harbor Springs sold both Garver and Indian Garden school buildings and land

Alanson Public Schools #1

Littlefield

Emmet

Town not called Alanson until 1882

Carp Lake #3

Carp Lake

Emmet

6187 on E Gill Rd, Carp Lake

15/10

On 1939 census had 41 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. Used as a church. Students now going to Pellston. 14 Sept, 1953 Petoskey Evening News. A notation states that Carp Lake School has been torn-down

Gray Hill #2

Springvale

Emmet

by 1913-

11

W

On 1938 census had 16 students

Potter #1

Carp Lake

Emmet

SW corner of "Sturgeon Bay Trail" & Cassidy Rd

23

W

On 1939 census had 49 students. Converted into a residence. MORSA

Ely

Center

Emmet

by 1918

NW corner of Van and Pleasantview Roads

Was an active town for about 30+ years.

Indian Gardens #1f

Friendship

Emmet

-1952

2

On 1939 census had 18 students. In Aug of 1952 annexed to Harbor Springs. In 1953 Harbor Springs sold both Garver and Indian Garden School buildings and land

Five Mile Creek #5f

West Traverse

Emmet

1880-1952

Located at 5533 S Lake Shore Dr (M-119) 5 miles NW of Harbor Springs

33

W/B

On 1939 census had 42 students. The red brick schoolhouse of today dates back to 1915 when it was built to replace the Rose School that had burned-down. School named in newspaper 15 Sep 1949. Five Mile Creek students annexed to Harbor Springs in 1952. Fractional. Since 1954 owned by a neighborhood association that purchased it for $1.00

Fonger

Carp Lake

Emmet

On 1939 census had only 3 students

Earl School

Emmet

1903-by 1968

Nothing known (Photo)

Holy Childhood of Jesus Boarding School

Harbor Springs

Emmet

1829-1983

NW corner of W Main & State Sts

13

Log/W

On Michigan Historic Sites. In 1829, a log school, 46 ft x 20 ft was built for the education of Indian Children. It was both a day and boarding school. The 63 Indian boys and girls were taught in French. The school continued to serve until 1983. It was torn-down in 2007. Traveling thru Time p. 121

Tucker #1

Bliss

Emmet

1878-

SE corner of S/28. In 1880 located about 1 mile N of the village of Canby on a local farm

28

only open a few years.

South Bliss #1f

Bliss

Emmet

1884-1941

SW corner of N Pleasant View, & E Sturgeon Bay Trail

34 or 35

Log/W

On 1939 census had 31 students. Until the South Bliss School was constructed the students went to Tucker. In 1899 the parents thought the log school needed to be rebuilt, so they built a good frame school 24 ft x 32 ft to be as nice as Canby and East Bliss. 32 teachers taught there until 1941 when it consolidated with Pellston. It was sold to the Farm Grange and in the 1960's it was converted into a residence. MORSA

Curtiss #1

Springvale

Emmet

-1957

Located on corner of Ellsworth & Pickerel Lake Rds

23

On 1939 census had 26 students. Annexed to Petoskey in 1957. Now a residence

Connabel

Bear Creek

Emmet

E side of Linwood Lake, bottom of Township

31

Good Hart #4

Readmond

Emmet

?-1963

N side of Robinson Rd, just east of M119 and just west of Church Rd.

25

W

On 1939 census had 54 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. Annexed to Harbor Springs July 1963. In 2018 it was the Good Hart Bible Church

Four Schools

Friendship

Emmet

Henderson

Resort

Emmet

In 1902 in Resort Township

Hedrick #3f

Little Traverse

Emmet

-1949

4

Annexed to Harbor Springs in Aug 1949. On 1939 census had 43 students

Linehan

Emmet

1877-1952

North Conway Rd

Carpenter #5

Resort

Emmet

-by 1961

The land for the school was given to Little Traverse Township in 1886. Located on Horton Bay Rd

7

B

School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. The brick Carpenter School and property were sold in 1961 for $3,300

Walker's Reed Lake

Carp Lake

Emmet

Walker's Reed Lake

27

Pellston Public Schools #1f

McKinley

Emmet

US-31 at intersection with Reed Rd

33/34

Stutsmanville #2

Friendship

Emmet

Present brick school built 1906

3009 State Rd. N of Harbor Springs. First brick schoolhouse in Emmet County at the intersection of Stutsmanville & State Rds, N of Harbor Springs

4

W/B

Founded 1890. First a wooden-frame school which is now gone. Then a two-room school. The first brick school in Emmet County from 1906 to closing. 1st floor catering kitchen, basement. School cost $1,932.62. Dedicated Nov 2, 1906. Standard School. Sold and remodeled into a home so excellently it was featured on the Home and Garden TV Show. Now a private residence

Carp Lake/Hebron #3f or #5

Carp Lake

Emmet

Mackinaw City Address

15

On 1939 census had 9 students

Sterley

Readmond

Emmet

29

Crapo #6f

Friendship

Emmet

29

Crapo #6f was dissolved in the summer of 1948

West Bliss #3

Bliss

Emmet

1879-1958

NW corner of W Sturgeon Bay Trail & W Bliss Rd

17

Shanty/Log/W

On 1939 census had 60 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. West Bliss was the 3rd Bliss School to consolidate with Pellston in 1958. Converted into a residence. On Zillow, July 2023 was an ad to buy the West Bliss school for $139,000 for a 3 bedroom residence. As a plus, it came with one of the outhouses

Larks Lake School

Center

Emmet

Larks Lake Rd, 8 Miles N of Boyne Highlands [Highlands of Harbor Springs] 1/1/2 miles S of Lark Lake

28

W

Originally called Round Lake School. Ad in newspaper in 1971 has the 24 ft x 36 ft school on 1/2 acre for sale

Friendship Village #4

Friendship

Emmet

By 1846-

Stutsmanville Rd

17

Gone. Students now going to Harbor Springs. 14 Sept, 1953 Petoskey Evening News

Vorce/Island View School #6

Readmond

Emmet

-1956

Corner of Island View & Vorce Rds, S/17

18

V

In Aug 1940 The Vorce School which ran last year for the first time in many years has decided to transport their pupils to Cross Village this year. Vorce School also called Island View School. It annexed to Harbor Springs Schools in Sept 1956. Converted into a residence. MORSA

Kilborn School #1

Bear Creek

Emmet

30

W

Potter #1

Carp Lake

Emmet

S of Mackinaw City, N of Carp Lake

23

Maple Tree Corners

Pleasant View

Emmet

1

Minnehaha #6

Springvale

Emmet

The the intersection of Pickerel Lake & Channel Rds

8

On 1939 census had 28 students. Building used by Township. Converted to a church in late 1990's

Old School

Readmond

Emmet

8

Lester School

Center/Pleasantview

Emmet

18

Alanson Public Schools #1

Littlefield

Emmet

Was located in Maple River Township in the early 1880's

Conway #4f

Little Traverse

Emmet

1886-1967

The land for the school was given to Little Traverse Township in 1886

1 & 17

In 1938 The Conway School burned to the ground. On 1939 census Conway had 38 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949. In 1966-67 Conway annexed to Petoskey Public Schools. It was being used by the school for quite some time. Then when the school was no longer needed in 1981 it was converted into the Little Traverse Township Community Center. In 2007 it was torn-down

Ferti or Ferdy #7

Readmond

Emmet

-1949

1982 Beckon Rd at Larks Lake Rd. May have changed section numbers from 11 to 8 or vice versa

8 or 11

W

On 1939 census had 37 students. Newspaper article in 1949 said that Ferti will close and it's 12 students sent to the Parochial School at Cross Village. Ferti is also known as Readmond #7. Vacant and building in poor condition before renovated into a residence. MORSA

Epsilon/Espalon #3

Springvale

Emmet

1884-1949

About 7 miles E of Petoskey on Blanchard Rd at East Mitchell Rd

6

School named in newspaper 15 Sep 1949. Looks like a residence

Van

Emmet

Burned the night of 22 Jan 1929. Work on a new building began right away

Four Mile School #2

Bear Creek

Emmet

1

On 1939 census had 46 students

Huddleston

Center

Emmet

1/2 mile N of Jurek's Meat Market on Pleasantview Rd. 82 miles W of Pellston

35

W

Jurek's Meat and Grocery. High School students went to Pellston. This school moved in July 2017 to the Antique Flywheelers Club near Boyne Falls. It was then newly remodeled

Maple Grove #9f

Resort

Emmet

32

Fractional. On 1939 census had 31 students. School named in newspaper 15 Sept 1949

Lyons #8

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-1950

Nicholas & Beecher Rds

21

W

Consolidated with Flushing Jan 1950

Kent #6

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-1950

Dillion & Pierson Rds

18

W

Consolidated with Flushing Jan 1950

Halpin #6

Gaines

Genesee

by 1869-1921

1 mile to the S & 1/4 of a mile E of the crossroads of Duffield

6

W

Legally identified as Gaines School #6. There was a considerable rivalry between Doane (East Duffield) and Halpin Schools. Halpin #6 closed in 1921. Records were lost when the Herb Frutchey Building was destroyed by a fire on June 6, 1943. We're From Duffield p. 56-66 with many photos.

Doane/East Duffield

Gaines

Genesee

1837-1961

Doane/East Duffield was 1 mile E of the crossroads in Duffield. The school is on Reid Rd just E of Nichols Rd

7

W

Also known as East Duffield, a small, white school with K-6. (in 1961) School children on the E side of the North-South Duffield Rd attended East Duffield which was 1 mile E of the crossroads. We're From Duffield p. 57 & p. 58. In 1961 Kenneth R. Moore wrote an article in the Flint Journal with the heading Five One-room schoolhouses left in County. It featured the Doane School and North Duffield of Duffield, Beebe, Kerr and Stanley as still in use in 1961. Students completing their studies at Doane/East Duffield transferred to Durand. We're From Duffield, pgs 56-66 with many photos

Miller

Gaines

Genesee

1870's-1950's

Miller & Baldwin Rds

33

W

Closed

Swartz/Miller

Gaines

Genesee

1870's-1950's

Miller & Swartz Creek Rds

34

W

MORSA. Closed

Cronk #16f

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-by 1949

River & Beecher Rds

16

B

Consolidated with Flushing April 1949. Some information submitted by Virginia Flowers rvflowersd@gmail.com 8/24

James Graham #13

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-1949

River & Stanley Rds

23

W

Consolidated with Flushing April 1949

Yerkes

Gaines

Genesee

1870's-1950's

Baldwin Rd between Nicholas & Van Vleet Rds

25

W

MORSA. Closed

English Settlement #14f

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-1950

Duffield & Mt Morris Rds

14

W

Consolidated with Flushing Jan 1950

Atherton

Burton

Genesee

1836-by 1961

Ray Rd at end of Nicholas Rd

24/25

Log/W

Flint Journal 1961

Hopson #5

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-1950's

Carpenter Rd

7

W

Consolidated with Flushing April 1949

Pine Run

Vienna

Genesee

by 1846-1928

Walnut St

23

W

In 1846 there were 11 schools in the Township

Ryno #5

Clayton

Genesee

1870's-1950's

Ryno & Beecher Rds

5

W

Title Record of School District #5, Davison (Townsend School) by Samuel Wirt Painter Published [Davison, MI] [s.n.] [1983] Link to this record: http://elibrary.mel.org/record=b14703421~S15

Graves #7

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-1950

Duffield & Coldwater Rds

19

W

Consolidated with Flushing Jan 1950

Lyons

Clayton

Genesee

1844-1950's

Lyons & Bristol Rds

22

Log

Closed

North Duffield

Gaines

Genesee

by 1894-1961

W side of the road. 1 mile N from the crossroads of Duffield Rd. The school was near Hill & Duffield Rds

17

W

North Duffield was constructed 30 years before Doane/East Duffield. Children living on the W side of the North-South road thru Duffield attended North Duffield. Taught grades K-8. 1 of the last 5 schools remaining (Flint Journal 1961) (Doane/East Duffield, North Duffield, Beebe, Kerr and Stanley still in use in 1961. We're From Duffield, pgs 56-66 with many photos

Dodder

Gaines

Genesee

1870's-1950's

Lohring & Seymour Rds

10

W

MORSA. Closed

Caldwell #1f

Flushing

Genesee

1860's-1949

Coldwater & McKinley Rds

2

B

Residence. Consolidated with Flushing April 1949

Goff

Gaines

Genesee

1847-1919

Duffield Rd between Williams & Lahring Rds

28

W

Consolidated with Gaines School. MORSA

McKenzie

Montrose

Genesee

1865-1950's

E Hickory St, Montrose, MI

9

W

Montrose Child Development

Kitchen #6

Davidson

Genesee

1870-1957

Intersection of M-15 & Bristol Rd

34

Log/W

After closing in 1957 used for many purposes. The Township wanted to save it as it was in good condition. It was refinished to how it looked in 1940. It is now a Museum. The Slate Spring 2008

Fletcher

Gaines

Genesee

1841-1950's

Seymour Rd

15

Log

Closed

Hurd #6f

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-1949

Beecher & Morrish Rds

30

W

Consolidated with Flushing April 1949

Naismith

Montrose

Genesee

1896-1950's

E Hickory St, Montrose, MI

27

W

Montrose Child Development

Richardson #4f

Flushing

Genesee

1870's-by 1950

Potter & Seymour Rds

4

W

Residence. Consolidated with Flushing Jan 1950

Stanley #4

Genesee

Genesee

1863-1963

5045 Stanley Rd, Flint, MI

4

Log/B

In 1975 the school was moved to Crossroads Village, N of Flint. Restored and created as it would have looked 100 years earlier. 1 of 5 schools still open in 1961 (Flint Journal 1961)

Kerr

Gaines

Genesee

1870's-1961

Kerr & Grand Blanc Rds

14

W

1 of the 5 left in 1961. Flint Journal 1961

Funsch

Mount Morris

Genesee

1870's-1950's

Listed in school directory in 1930-40

2

W

Not listed on MORSA. Came in on Morris questionnaire. From Dan Murphy