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THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION
School | Township | County | Year | Location | Use | BM | Notes |
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Stone #3 | Jefferson | Hillsdale | by 1879- | SE corner of Doty & Bear Lake Rds, S/7 | 7 | Before 1879, Stone School #3 was built in Osseo. 150 Years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 230. Photos on p 247. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Stone #3 in Jefferson Township with an enrollment of 56 students | |
Locust Corners #2 | Pittsford | Hillsdale | 1897-after 1922 | NW corner of Waldron & Beecher Rds, Hudson | 4 | c 46. 61st Annual Report 1897. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Locust Corners #2 in Pittsford Township with an enrollment of 40 students | |
King #3f | Litchfield | Hillsdale | 1940's | Rainey & Heath Rds | 1 | King School District #3f was made up of Scipio, Pulaski, Litchfield and Homer | |
Quaker Mill #3 | Cambria | Hillsdale | 1861- | 1060 County Line Rd | 6 | S | School closed and became a residence. MORSA |
Lane #3 | Pittsford | Hillsdale | S Side of Hudson Rd, 1/2 mile W of Elon Rd, Hudson | 23 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Lane #3 with an enrollment of 57 | ||
Bell #2 | Woodbridge | Hillsdale | 1850-1945 | William Bell Farm, S/3 | 3 | W | c 30. In operation in 1850. In 1945 consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 361 |
Frog Hollow #13f | Allen | Hillsdale | by 1905-1930 | Located at the SW Corner of Jonesville & Buelow Rds. Moved to just E of Quincy | 2 | Fractional. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Frog Hollow #13f with an enrollment of 16. There were very few pupils attending this school even though it was fractional and was open to students from other school districts. It was moved to just E of Quincy and became a residence. Hills & Dales v2 p. 54 | |
Beaver #13f | Camden | Hillsdale | -1945 | NW corner of Rice & Territorial Rds, E of Gilmore Rd, Camden | 1 | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Beaver #13f with an enrollment of 35. In 1945 consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 361 | |
Sand Creek #6 | Litchfield | Hillsdale | 1866-1940's | 153 Mill St, Litchfield, MI. Current location at the Litchfield Area Historical Society | 15 | W | Sand Creek #6 was open from 1866 to the 1940s. This white wooden-frame schoolhouse was built in 1875. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Sand Creek #6 with an enrollment of 26 students. The School was donated by Rosemary Chapman to the Litchfield Area Historical Society. In 1986 it was moved to the Hervey Smith Park, restored and is available for school field trips |
Stone #8f | Hillsdale | Hillsdale | Closed 1941 | N side State Rd W of the N end of Bridge Rd, Hillsdale | 24 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Stone #8f with an enrollment of 24 students | |
Boley #5 | Jefferson | Hillsdale | By 1879-after 1922 | 36 | Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Boley #5 with enrollment of 22 | ||
Foust #9f | Cambria | Hillsdale | 1939-1941 | Foust & Reading Rds, S/24 | 24 | Fractional. In 1905 on the last day of school was a picnic and fun for students and parents. The teacher, wanting to return home, gave the keys for the school to the person who owned the land the school was on. They assured the teacher they would lock up after everyone had left. Little did the teacher realize that, that summer the lease was up on the land the school sat on. It took quite a bit of money and negotiations to get a new lease and the keys back by the fall so school could re-open. Photo on p. 236 of students and teacher, Rena Warren at Foust School #9f. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Foust #9f with an enrollment of 22 | |
Braman/Brayman #6f | Amboy | Hillsdale | -1945 | SW corner of Hillsdale & Cellars Rds, Camden | 34 | Fractional. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Braman #6f with an enrollment of 48. 1 of the 9 still standing (1976) one-room schools in Amboy Township. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 71 v2. In 1945 consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 361 | |
Hill #5 | Adams | Hillsdale | 1865 | Rumsey Rd & Bacon St, S/36 | 36 | F/B | In 1865, a frame school was built on Cook Farm. Next school was made of brick and still stands on the corner of Bacon St & Rumsey Rd. Built in 1869. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as Hill #5 with an enrollment of 40. Closed and consolidated in 1946 with Pittsford. The brick school was later sold and used for a home. p. 41. 150 years in the Hills and Dales v2 |
Webster #6f | Ransom | Hillsdale | after 1940 | W side of Bird Lake Rd, 1/4 mile N of Pleasant Rd, Osseo | 28 | B | Fractional. Students with their teacher having a group picture in front of their brick school. Traveling thru Hillsdale p. 99. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Webster #6f with an enrollment of 40 students. Possibly 2 teachers |
Buck #4 | Moscow | Hillsdale | Located in Jonesville | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Buck School #4 with an enrollment of 17 | |||
Aldrich #6 | Somerset | Hillsdale | after 1921 | In Jerome | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Aldrich with an enrollment of 23 students | ||
West Maple Grove #4 | Woodbridge | Hillsdale | SW corner of Carpenter & Camden Rds, Prattville | 30 | |||
Hoxie #4 | Wheatland | Hillsdale | 1840-1946 | 7 | W | There were 8 one room schools in Wheatland Township. In 1837 #1, #5 & #7f were log. Most of the log schools were eventually replaced by brick schools. Brick #7 converted into a residence. 150 years in Hills and Dales v2 p. 339 | |
Clark #14f | Camden | Hillsdale | by 1905-1922 | Camden | N/A | In the 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory it lists Clark #14f in Camden Township, but notes that the school is or will be discontinued by the vote of the district and pupils sent to other schools. In 1921 enrollment was 15 | |
Prentice #2 | Cambria | Hillsdale | -1924 | E side Hillsdale Rd, Hillsdale | 2 | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Prentice #2 with an enrollment of 6 students. Closed in 1924 | |
Knowles #3 | Moscow | Hillsdale | 1870-1945 | SE corner of Knowles Rd, Jerome | 19 | B | Sometimes called Parker School. The school was moved across from the Methodist Church. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Knowles #3 with an enrollment of 35 |
Drake #5 | Amboy | Hillsdale | E part 1/4 mile N of Territorial Rd | N/A | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School directory as Drake #5 with an enrollment of 16. 1 of the 9 still standing (1976) one-room schools in Amboy Township. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 71 v2. Now a residence | ||
Rumsey #1 | Jefferson | Hillsdale | by 1879- | NE corner of Rumsey & Beecher Rds, Osseo | 12 | One of the first Whole school districts in Osseo before 1879. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 230. Fractional. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Rumsey #1 with an enrollment of 12 students | |
Jackson #1f | Adams | Hillsdale | 1860-1936 | The Jackson School was 2 miles E of North Adams on Speer Rd. 1/10 mile S of North Adams Rd | 12 | Jackson School was dedicated in 1860. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as Jackson #1f with an enrollment of 29. In 1936 it closed with all students going to the North Adams School. It became a residence and still looks as it did originally. Hills and Dales v2 p. 40 photos. Later the Williams Elementary School was built and named after Emily (Bentz) Williams who graduated from Jonesville in 1908 and spent 35 years as principal and a teacher. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 40 (photo) p. 101 | |
Fowler #5 | Adams | Hillsdale | 1850-1957 | SE corner on E side of Milnes Rd, S of Gay Rd. On Gay Property | 18 | After the school was moved S to the Gay farm location a new school was built in the early 1880's. In 1886 a tower was added to the school building (to house a bell?) Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as Gay #10f with an enrollment of 40. The school closed in 1957 and was sold at auction, remodeled and is now used as a home. Hills and Dales v.2 p. 40-41 (photos) | |
Pioneer High School | Amboy | Hillsdale | by 1859- | Adams Rd 1/2 mile E of Waldron, S/9 | 9 | Log | Appears to be a K-12 High School at Pioneer. Photo of each school in his horse and buggy on way to Pioneer School in 1912. Susie School and her horse get ready to go to Pioneer H.S. in 1913. Traveling thru Hillsdale p. 65. Photo p. 76 |
Litchfield #2 | Litchfield | Hillsdale | before 1889 | 1889 three-story brick building built in Litchfield. Was Litchfield High School per https://www.hillsdalehistoricalsociety.org/litchfield-mi | N/A | Log/W/B | The next year the district bought the school site on N Chicago St and erected a red frame school 22 ft x 26 ft. Later an extension was added dividing the school into two departments. It served all Litchfield students and 8 other rural schools joined with Osseo. In 1889 a three-story brick building was constructed a cost of $12,000. This served all the Litchfield students and those coming in from the other 8 districts. It was damaged by fire in 1928. The 8 other rural districts were: Dresserville, Saratoga, Colbert, Hadley Corners, Sand Creek, Todd Town, Oak Arbor, and Stoddard. Photo of Litchfield H.S. 1911 on p. 54 of Hillsdale Pictorial History |
Hagaman #7 | Amboy | Hillsdale | -after 1922 | N side of Territorial Rd, Camden | N/A | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Hagaman #7 with an enrollment of 35 | |
Amboy Center #4 | Amboy | Hillsdale | E side of Crampton Rd, N of Territorial Rd | 6 | Shanty | Photo p. 75 of student group photo, May 21, 1909 outside with teacher Mrs. Lester Barrington. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Amboy Center #4 with an enrollment of 114. 1 of the 9 still standing (1976) one-room schools in Amboy Township. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 71 v2 | |
Marble Top #2 | Amboy | Hillsdale | N side of Territorial, E of Bird Lake Rd | 4 | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Marble Top #2 with an enrollment of 19 students. 1 of the 9 still standing (1976) one-room schools in Amboy Township. It has been torn-down. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 71 v2 | ||
Jonesville Elementary #1 | Fayette | Hillsdale | by 1915 | Classroom in the old school, copied from 1876 solicited by the Smithsonian's Institute, Washington DC, because the school is the first to qualify as a Union district under state law. Photo p. 117. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 117 | N/A | B | Students (50?) and two teachers having group picture outside their brick school. Traveling thru Hillsdale p. 99. Later the Williams Elementary School was built and named after Emily (Bentz) Williams who graduated from Jonesville in 1908 and spent 35 years as the principal and teacher. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 40 (photo) and p. 101. 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory shows Jonesville #1 in Fayette Township and as teaching K-8 but with 12 faculty members |
Brown #10 | Scipio | Hillsdale | Pope & Jeffrey Rds, Jonesville | 21 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Brown #10 with 34 students. This school was moved to Sterling Rd and made into a house which is now occupied. p. 324. 150 Years of Hills & Dales v2 p. 324 | ||
Pease #2 | Wheatland | Hillsdale | Adams Rd, 1/2 mile E of Waldron Rd, S/9 | 9 | B/W | There were 8 one-room schools in Wheatland Township. In 1837 #1, #5 & #7f were log. Most of the log schools were eventually replaced by brick schools. 150 years in Hills and Dales v2 p. 339. Photo in 1910. Mark Dawley: Teacher. p. 340. Another photo is Pease School in 1942 with teacher Ruth Ruden p. 340 | |
Stoddard #11f | Litchfield | Hillsdale | by 1903 | Log cabin on a hill. 1 mile N from Litchfield | N/A | Log/W | First school replaced by a red frame school. That building has been torn-down and a house was built on that site. First teacher was Mr. Jessie Stoddard. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Stoddard #11f with an enrollment of 33 students |
Mickle #2 | Reading | Hillsdale | N side Tamarack Rd W of Lake, Pleasant Rd, Reading | 3 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Maickle #2 with an enrollment of 25 students. In 1947 surrounding rural schools consolidated with Reading which had a High School | ||
Osseo #2 | Jefferson | Hillsdale | by 1879-1957 | Osseo on M-34 to Beecher St, then Main St, Osseo | 24 | W/B | In 1911 Osseo School added a 12th grade. (7 graduates) Village School closed in 1980 and was converted into apartments. Traveling thru Hillsdale Photo p. 59. Since the late 1950's Osseo has been part of the Hillsdale School District. The 2nd school before 1879 was built in Osseo. 150 Years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 230. In Dec 1867, Osseo became a K-10th grade school. Extended to 11th grade in 1909 and 12th grade in 1911. It was also a graded school after a new brick schoolhouse was built at a cost of about $4,000 in 1867. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Osseo #2 with an enrollment of 75 students and 4 faculty. In 1921 the Superintendent looked at the building to discover that fire was coming through the roof. The fire had evidently been smouldering in the attic most of the day. Fortunately all students made it out and there was time to save the piano, two organs, the school library, a blackboard, most of the seats and desks and even some of the radiators were carried out. The fire got into the basement where 13 tons of coal had just been purchased. More detail in 150 Years of Hills and Dales p. 231 including photos. Osseo has a photo of Pease students and teachers Della Collins, Mable Hard and Bernard Phillips. p. 34. 150 Years of Hills and Dales v2. Annexed to Hillsdale in 1957. Converted into an apartment complex |
Round Top #4 | Pittsford | Hillsdale | N side of Union Rd, 1/4 mile W of Jerome Rd, Pittsford | 19 | W | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Round Top #4 with an enrollment of 32 students | |
Dutch #3f | Amboy | Hillsdale | SW corner of Pioneer & Buckeye Rds, S/5 | 5 | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Dutch #3f with an enrollment of 23. 1 of the 9 still standing (1976) one-room schools in Amboy Township. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 71 v2. Now a residence | ||
Proper #4f | Scipio | Hillsdale | Between Borden & M-99, Jonesville | 29 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Proper #4f with 13 students. When this school ended it was purchased and Willie Buehrer bought the building and operated a garage. When the highway department took that piece of land, Willie had to tear the building down. 150 years of Hills and Dales v.2 p. 324 | ||
Somerset #1f | Somerset | Hillsdale | closed after 1922 | W side of Somerset Rd, Somerset or Cement City | 12 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Somerset #1f with an enrollment of 41 students | |
United #6 (Reading) | Reading | Hillsdale | Located in Reading | These 8 rural schools consolidated with Reading. 150 Years of Hills and Dales p. 206. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory is United #6 with an enrollment of 59 students | |||
Townhouse #5 | Pittsford | Hillsdale | -1872 | Corner of W Bacon & Spring Rds. In continuous use since 1872 | 21 | B | The Hillsdale Township Hall has been in continuous use since 1872. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Townhouse #5 in Pittsford Township with an enrollment of 31 students |
Egypt #15f | Pittsford | Hillsdale | SE corner of Wolfe & Egypt Rds, Hudson | 36 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Egypt #12f with enrollment of 34 | ||
Smith #9f | Somerset | Hillsdale | E side of Plank Rd, Addison | N/A | Fractional. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Smith #9f with an enrollment of 42 students | ||
South Allen #4 | Allen | Hillsdale | 1843-1957 | Originally located at SW corner of S Allen & Arkansas Rds. Now at Preston's Gaslight Village | 29 | Log/W/B | First school was log built after 1843. Then a few years later a wooden-frame school was built. The last school was brick and built in 1877. The frame building was moved across the street and used for Grange and Gleaner meetings. Both buildings are still standing in 1976, but the brick building is scheduled to be torn-down. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2. p. 52. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as South Allen #4 with an enrollment of 54 students |
Gray #11 | Camden | Hillsdale | -1945 | N side of Austin Rd, 1/3 mile E of Mead Rd, Montgomery | 29 | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Gray #11 with an enrollment of 32. In 1945 consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 361 | |
Fuller #1f | Woodbridge | Hillsdale | 1840-1946 | Stranburg Rd, S/1 | 1 | W | In 1945 consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 361. Photo p. 362. A cornerstone was hidden in the construction of the building. In 1951 there were 8 rooms including a library, home economics, science room, agriculture room with a farm shop, lavatories, a kitchen, boiler and a pump room. The gymnasium was 80 ft x 100 ft with a stage, showers, locker rooms, office area including a vault, health room, a bookstore, and 3 offices. Other additions followed such as a music room. Frontier photo p. 62 of Hillsdale County Pictorial History |
Burt #5 | Ransom | Hillsdale | SE corner of Gilbert & Burt Rds, Pittsford | 29 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Burt School #5 with enrollment of 47 | ||
Independent #12 | Wright | Hillsdale | -1945 | E side Lickley Rd, 1/8 mile S of Grand River Rd between Niles & Wright Rds, Waldron | N/A | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as Independent #12 with an enrollment of 49 | |
Jonesville High School #1 | Fayette | Hillsdale | 1832-1946 | Original school at NW corner of Chicago & Water Sts, is in S/4. The current Jonesville High School which has been there since the 1920's is located at 460 Adrian St, Jonesville, MI which is located in S/3 | 3 or 4 | Log/W/B | Jonesville is the oldest Village in Hillsdale County from 1828. The first school was opened at Jonesville in the fall of 1832 in a room at the Benaiah Jones Tavern. The next year in 1833 a log structure known as the Bell House on Evans St was opened with Benjamin Baxter as teacher. He was 17 years old. The following year another log structure was built on the present site of the Episcopal church. One year later a frame building was built SE of the log school. In 1857 the first two-story brick school was erected and opened. A larger school needed to be built and a three-story school was built at a cost of $11,000. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Jonesville #1 with an enrollment of 284 and 12 faculty teaching K-12. In 1923 the three-story school burned-down but was replaced. In 1946 the Jonesville District joined with 12 rural districts to form a Rural Agricultural School District. Since then five other primary districts have joined the district now known as the Jonesville Community School District. Photos of H.S. in 1921 and 1951 on p. 40. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 101 |
Van Fleet #6 | Allen | Hillsdale | Allen | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as Van Fleet #6 with an enrollment of 34 students | |||
North Adams H.S. #3 | Adams | Hillsdale | 1909-1927 | 1 mile S of Village of North Adams. State & Milnes Rds | 10 | B | North Adams High School was the first and only school to have an accredited agricultural class in the United States. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as North Adams #3 with an enrollment of 100 students and 7 faculty members. Photo of North Adams H.S. p. 54 in Hillsdale Pictorial History. On Saturday morning, April 23, 1927 the school building burned-down to the ground. Only the brick walls remained. 150 Years of Hills and Dales p. 39. Photos of North Adams H.S. in 1910. Hillsdale Pictorial History p. 54 |
Willets #6 | Cambria | Hillsdale | 1839-1938 | N side of N Adams Rd, 1/4 mile W of Milnes Rd | 19 | Log | See Doud School. A log school of 18 ft x 20 ft was built in 1839 at a cost of $190. Miss Dorothy Gload received $1 a week. There was a lease on the farmland, but by 1938 the school building had been sold and removed from the Willits land. 150 Years Hills and Dales v2 p. 84 |
Prattville #1 | Wright | Hillsdale | Log school. Prattville | 14 | Log | Private school in photo on p. 371. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Prattville #1 with 101 students and 4 faculty. Now made into a residence. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 371 | |
Ames #1f | Pittsford | Hillsdale | S side of Beecher Rd, 1/2 mile W of US-127, Meriden Rd, Hudson | 12 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Ames #1f, with an enrollment of 29 | ||
Shadyside #10f | Jefferson | Hillsdale | By 1896- | N side of Nicholas Rd, 1/8 mile E of Bird Lake Rd, S/34 | 34 | W | 61st Annual Report 1897. Fractional. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Shadyside #10f with an enrollment of 48 students |
Whitebeck #9f | Pittsford | Hillsdale | NW corner of Tuttle & Yost Rds, Pittsford | 29 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Whitebeck #9f in Pittsford Township with an enrollment of 25 students | ||
Granger #13 | Scipio | Hillsdale | Pop & Hasting Lake Rds, Jonesville | 24 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Granger #13 with 23 students. Granger School is now a dwelling in the Village of Moscow. p. 324. 150 years of Hills & Dales v2 | ||
Mumford #6 | Moscow | Hillsdale | by 1927 | Brown & Litchfield Rds, S/17 | 17 | W | By 1927 Mumford #6 was 1 of the 8 rural schools in Moscow Township. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Mumford #6 in Moscow Township with an enrollment of 35 students |
Burt Buck #4 | Moscow | Hillsdale | 1898-1941 | Brown & Houseknecht Rds, S/29 | 29 | c 24. MORSA | |
Warren #12f | Hillsdale | Hillsdale | E side of Lake Rd, 1/8 mile N of Hallett Rd, Hillsdale | 30 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Warren #12f with an enrollment of 35 students | ||
Pound #12 | Camden | Hillsdale | -1945 | Montgomery | N/A | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Pound #12 with an enrollment of 35 students. In 1945 consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 Years of Hills and Dales p. 361 | |
Rainer #9f | Jefferson | Hillsdale | by 1879- | NW corner of Lake Pleasant Rd, Osseo | 32 | Fractional. Before 1879 one of the schools built by Osseo. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Rainier #9f with an enrollment of 35 students. 150 Years of Hills and Dales v.2 p. 230 | |
King Lake #3f | Cambria | Hillsdale | 1845-closed 1940's | NE corner of Bankers Rd, W side of Cambria Rd or corner of Reading & Cambria Rds, Hillsdale | 31 | Stone | Fractional. Photo of students outside their Stone School about 1915. Ethel Greenshaw was the teacher. 150 Years in the Hills and Dales v2 p. 84 (Photo in 1915) School sometimes called Little Stone School. Remembered well by attending students. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School directory as King Lake #3f with an enrollment of 21 |
Camden #7 | Camden | Hillsdale | before 1873-by 1944 | The first school #7 was a small building at the Junction of Alvord and Main Sts. The 2nd school #7 was a fairly large brick school on the N side of Jasper St and it was razed to make room for the 3rd District #7 school which was brick and even larger and served all students in Camden Village K-12 | 22 | W/B/B | Traveling thru Hillsdale p. 96 (photo) Shows a one-room brick school picture (30+ students) with teacher. Camden in 1944. p. 96. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 has photos of the 2nd and 3rd schools of Camden #7. The first school #7 was a small building at the Junction of Alvord and Main Sts. Civic, religious and social meetings were held in it as well. The building was still standing in 1976 and was a home. The 2nd school was built in 1873 on the N side of Jasper St at a cost of $3,500. At first only 8 grades were offered but later they were extended through the 10th. It was razed in 1902 to make way for a new larger school. This 3rd also brick school again offered only through the 10th grade, but later all 12 grades were taught. Photo of school p. 84. District #7 served all Camden Village, but the rural students K-8 attended their local one-room schools. They could then transfer into to the H.S. at Camden Village, but they were responsible for their own transportation. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School directory as Camden #7 with an enrollment of 94 and 6 faculty members. The 3rd school is no longer a school, but as of 1976 it was still standing. Now Class C Camden Frontier H.S. 150 years Hills and Dales p. 361 v2. 20 rural schools consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 361 |
Cronk #9f | Allen | Hillsdale | 1884-1947 | At the W side of Thompson Rd at the corner of Myers Rd | 5 | F/B | Fractional. First school was a frame building moved and used as garage (still standing 1976) The second was a brick schoolhouse still standing and in good condition in 1975. The school had many different teachers over the years. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Cronk #9f. In 1947 it consolidated with the Litchfield School system. The brick building was sold to the Friendly Farmers Farm Bureau in 1958. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 54 (photo) |
Sunnyside #13 | Wheatland | Hillsdale | Corner of Waldron & Bacon Rds | 27, 28, 33, & 34 | There were 8 one-room schools in Wheatland Township. In 1837, #1, #5 & #7f were log. Most of the log schools were eventually replaced by brick schools. 150 years in the Hills and Dales v2 p. 339 | ||
Cole #12f | Reading | Hillsdale | 1972 | SW corner of Sand Lake & Cole Rds | 1 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Cole #12f with 28 students. In 1947 surrounding rural schools consolidated with Reading which had a High School | |
Card #4 | Cambria | Hillsdale | Hillsdale | Listed in 1921 Hillsdale County School Directory as Card #4 with an enrollment of 20 | |||
Adams #7 | Cambria | Hillsdale | by 1852-after 1922 | Corner of Cambria & Card Rds, Hillsdale | 16 | Adams #7 of Cambria Township in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory with an enrollment of 30 | |
Black #7 | Jefferson | Hillsdale | 1851-1939 | SE corner of Tripp & Reading Rds | 22 | Log | Named after the Black family. Established in 1851 as a log school 14 ft x 7.5 ft in size. In 1861 a new school was built on the same site. It was used as a school until 1939 when it consolidated with Pittsford School. In 1885 Rena Anderson taught there at the age of 16. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Black #7 with an enrollment of 28. Eventually was converted into a residence. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 230 & 246 |
West Allen #3 | Allen | Hillsdale | After 1839-1947 | SE corner of US-12 and Hog Creek Rd | 17 | First school taught in home of Mrs. L. P. Ride. The school consolidated with Quiney in 1947 and the building was sold to the Allen American Legion Post. Later it became a private home. p. 52. 150 years of Hills and Dale v2 | |
Little School #10f | Moscow | Hillsdale | NW corner of Round Lake & Mosherville Rds, Moscow | 1 | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Little School #10f with an enrollment of 20. In January three more schools joined Herricksville and Whig Center in Branch County and Cronk. The King School left for a different district. The district became the Litchfield Township District. In 1955 it was renamed Litchfield Community Schools. 150 Years of Hills and Dales p. 254 | ||
Robbins #10 | Wheatland | Hillsdale | Jerome Rd, 1/8 mile S of Bacon Rd | 31 | There were 8 one-room schools in Wheatland Township. In 1837 #1, #5 & #7f were log. Most of the log schools were eventually replaced by brick schools. 150 Years in Hills and Dales v2 p. 339. Photo of teacher Ruth Ruder in 1936 p. 340. Photo inside school p. 339 | ||
Hill #8 | Cambria | Hillsdale | Closed 1941 | SE corner of Rumsey Rd & Bacon St. Located on 1852 plat map | 36 | The 1921 Hillsdale County School Directory lists Hill #8 in Cambria Township with an enrollment of 2 | |
North Adams 1st School | Adams | Hillsdale | 1839- | In Village of N Adams | Log | Phoebe Wells was the teacher. The schoolhouse was located near the back of the present bank parking lot. 150 years in the Hills and Dales p. 39 | |
Nichols #9 | Reading | Hillsdale | By 1879-Closed in 1941 | W side of Blair Rd, 1/8 mile S of Grover Rd, Reading | 19 | Before 1879 it was one of the schools built by Osseo. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 230. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Nichols #9 with 42 students. In 1947 surrounding rural schools consolidated with Reading which had a High School | |
Berry #5 | Reading | Hillsdale | In Montgomery | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Berry #5 in Reading with an enrollment of 32 | |||
Dresserville #2f | Litchfield | Hillsdale | M-99, 2 miles E of Litchfield Rd, Litchfield | 24 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Dresserville #2f with an enrollment of 27. (Littlefield High as #2) After school closed it became a residence | ||
Mud Lake #1 | Adams | Hillsdale | 1859-1946 | NE corner on the E side of Osseo Rd, N of Dewey Rd, Hillsdale | 22 | W | The first teacher in 1859 was Liberty Straw. 150 years in Hills and Dales v2 p. 40. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as Mud Lake #1 with an enrollment of 34 students. Students and teacher having a group photo outside their wood building in 1945. Teacher: Alice Dagon. The school closed the next year in 1946 with the students transferring to North Adams. School was destroyed by a tornado on Palm Sunday, 1965. Traveling thru Hillsdale p. 101 |
Steamburg #1 | Cambria | Hillsdale | 1861 | Corner of Steamburg & Bear Lake Rds, Hillsdale | 11 or 12 | Log/W/B | Steamburg was just a small hamlet with a couple of homes, a blacksmith and no post office. It was a mail stop on the stage coach route from Waldron to Hillsdale. Therefore people had to come to Steamburg to get their mail. Besides the school they also had a Steamburg Ladies Aid Society. 150 years in Hills and Dale v2 p. 85 (Photo) p. 84. Miss Josie Norton and Margaret Kelley Hinkle were teachers. First school was a log cabin which had been built by Daniel Brockway. Miss Lewis taught there. Second building was a frame school built within a few years beside the log cabin. In 1877 a brick building was built. The frame school was moved and used for Grange and Gleaner meetings and other community activities for over 60 years. Both buildings are still standing, but due to its poor condition the brick is to be torn-down. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Steamburg #1 with an enrollment of 26 students |
Balcom #10f | Allen | Hillsdale | by 1910-1950 | School moved to the SE corner of the same intersection | 2 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale School Directory as Balcom #10f with an enrollment of 100. In 1947 surrounding rural schools consolidated with Reading which had a High School. In 1950 the school building moved so it would no longer be in Allen Township. In 1975 the building was empty. Few changes have been made to it. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 54 | |
Annexed with Quincy Community Schools after pressure from the State | Allen | Hillsdale | -1945 | Originally at the present location of the Post Office. 200 E Chicago St, Allen, MI | 10 | Log/W/B | First teacher was Hiram Hunt. Following the 1831 log building a new frame building was constructed in 1836. It was across the road from the log school. (or possibly a frame house on the N side of the turnpike near Sand Creek) The original log school was moved about 1870 to a farm and used as a home until 1970. It was torn-down in 1972. In 1869 a two-story, brick school was built a little W of the frame school at a cost of $11,000. It taught K-10, but in 1908 it was able to teach K-12. Then the brick school burned-down on January 14, 1913. The district received $7,000 from the insurance company. 21 days after the fire it was decided to replace the school and model it after the Paul Revere School in Hillsdale and bids were let. It cost $13,832.93 to build the replacement school. They received $850 for selling the bricks from the burned brick school. The school opened in 1913. Additions were made including a kitchen in 1940, so they could serve hot lunches. In 1945 the district voted to consolidate with Quincy Community Schools. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 51-52 |
Bankers #15f | Hillsdale | Hillsdale | N side of Bankers Rd, 1/8 mile from section line from Bunn Rd, 1/4 mile E of Benn Rd, Hillsdale | 32 | Fractional. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Bankers #15f with enrollment of 41 | ||
Bradley #4f | Reading | Hillsdale | The first Bradley School was 2 miles S of Camden Rd, S side of Rd and 1/8 mile E of Kelly Rd | 31 | Stone/W | Fractional. The first Bradley School was of cut fieldstone. One day a student came in from recess and said the school is cracking apart. That summer and fall it was replaced with a frame school building which meant only 7 months of school that year. A picture of the students and teacher Miss Hazel Morris is in 150 years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 96 Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Bradley #4f with an enrollment of 41 | |
Maple Grove #6 | Allen | Hillsdale | 1838-1945 | 24 | Shanty/W/Stone/Frame | First called the Pratt School as it was built on land leased from the Pratt family. Miss Catherine Galligan was first teacher. The name was changed in 1912 when the school's Agriculture Club voted to call it Maple Grove. By 1840 it was a nice new building. Before 1869 a frame 3rd school was constructed of stone on Cronk Rd and leased from Joseph Shafer in 1866. The school had two front doors. One for girls and one for boys. In later years law made attendance compulsory until you had completed the eighth grade or reached age 16. School annexed to Jonesville. School eventually was remodeled as a private home. Hills and Dales v2 p. 53 (photo p. 54) | |
Moscow #1 | Moscow | Hillsdale | 1867-1965 | District #1, Second school on West St. Three-rooms, Moscow Township | 4 | Photo of a 1867 Moscow one-room school on p. 281. 150 Years of Hills and Dales v2. This was probably the 2nd school in Moscow Township. First school became crowded and a three-room building was erected on West St. It had 2 teachers. One taught Elementary and the other grades 7-12. 3rd room was used for storage such as firewood and supplies. One of the teachers was the principal. This building is no longer in existence. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Moscow #1 with 2 faculty members and an enrollment of 54 students. The school consolidated in 1965 to Jonesville p. 282 Hills and Dales v2 (photo p. 283) | |
Lockwood #1f | Fayette | Hillsdale | -after 1922 | SE corner of Sand Lake & Genesee Rds, Jonesville | N/A | Fayette Township had Jonesville #1 and also Lockwood #1f according to 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory. Enrollment at Lockwood in 1921-22 was 28 students | |
Brown #2f | Camden | Hillsdale | Edon Rd, 1/2 mile N of Montgomery Rd, S/11 | 11 | Fractional. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Brown #2f with an enrollment of 40 | ||
Blount #8 | Jefferson | Hillsdale | 1891-1956 | Located on the NE corner of Reading & Lake Pleasant Rds, Osseo | 20 | W | This was a red frame building. It was very old and was sold for $16.00. A new school was erected at the same location in 1891. It was a white frame school and the first teacher in the new school was Julia Davison. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Blount #8 with an enrollment of 31. The school closed in 1956 and consolidated with the Hillsdale School system. The school remained empty for some time, but was then sold and remodeled into a home. 150 years of Hills and Dales v2. p. 230 & 247. Photo p. 96 |
Luke #8f | Camden | Hillsdale | -after 1922 | NW corner of Gilmor & Montgomery Rds, 1/2 mile N of Camden Rd, Camden | 12 | Fractional. Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Luke #8f with an enrollment of 29. In 1945 consolidated with Camden Frontier Class C H.S. 150 years of Hills and Dales p. 361 | |
Hodges #12 | Scipio | Hillsdale | Concord Rd, Jonesville | 15 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Hodges #12 with 16 students. In 1976 this school stood vacant. p. 325. Photo of Hodges School p. 325 150 Years of Hills and Dales v2 | ||
Yellow #7f | Wright | Hillsdale | E side of Crowe S/36, 1/8 mile S of Hartley Rd | 36 | Fractional | ||
Litchfield Early Schools | Litchfield | Hillsdale | 1837-38 | Located on the section line about 60 rods E of the center of the Village, E of St Joe St near Garfield St | 15 | Log | The first school was a small log building |
Burg #3 | Camden | Hillsdale | N side of Wigent Rd opp N end of Brotl Rd, Montgomery | 4 | Listing in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Burg #3 with an enrollment of 35 | ||
Church #9 | Wheatland | Hillsdale | Hoxie Rd 1/2 mile E of Somerset Rd | 13 | There were 8 one-room schools in Wheatland Township. In 1837, #1, #5 & #7f were log. Most of the log schools were eventually replaced by brick schools. 150 years in Hills and Dales v2 p. 339. Photo p. 338 | ||
Milnes #1f | Scipio | Hillsdale | 1881-by 1912 | Milnes School was on the corner of Milnes Rd at intersection with E Chicago Rd, Jonesville | 25 | Cobblestone | Two-room stone/cobblestone school still being used in 1881. Traveling thru Hillsdale p. 34 photos. Photo of school p. 322 in 150 years of Hills & Dales v2. Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Milnes #1f with 29 students. This school in 1978 stands vacant and unused. Photo of Milnes School p. 324. 150 Years of Hills and Dales v2 p. 324 |
Frontier #8f | Woodbridge | Hillsdale | by 1860-1947 | On corner of Montgomery & Clark Rds. 2751 E Montgomery Rd | 13 | W/B | At the first school the teacher was Miss Jane Barclay. In 1873 a larger Frontier School was needed. A site was chosen on Brad St. A two-story three-room building was built at a cost of $3,500. It taught K-12. In 1912 Ransom joined Frontier. Listed in 1921-1922 Hillsdale County School Directory as Frontier #8f with 79 students and 4 faculty. At closing the schools were sold and converted into residences. 2 photos of Frontier School in 1947 on p. 56 of Hillsdale County Pictorial History |
Lane #10 | Cambria | Hillsdale | Closed 1941 | Steamburg & Reynolds Rds | 25 | Listed in 1921-22 Hillsdale County School Directory as Lane #10 with an enrollment of 22 |
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