THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Bretz #2

Odessa

Ionia

SW corner of Tupper Lake & Harwood Rds

25 & 35

Original schoolhouse was in S/25 in the NE corner. In 1878 Annual School Report said #2 had 72 students. History of Ionia & Montcalm Counties

Loomis #1f

Easton/Ionia

Ionia

by July 8, 1844

On Township line with Ionia Township and fractional with their students

1 & 2

B

District #1 was originally log and at Strong's Corners. New #1 opened July 8, 1944. In 1846 there were 40 pupils. In 1879 there were 80 students. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties. In 1916 was Awarded Standard School award of merit

Danby Districts

Danby

Ionia

1856

Schools #1, #1f, #2f, #3, #4, #5f, #6f. Annual School Report for 1880 shows these same schools and total enrollment of 348

Little Brick #3

Lyons

Ionia

by 1865-1941

NE corner of Cook Rd & M-21 (Blue Water Hwy)

11

Log?/W/B

There were 3 schools called Little Brick. The last was a brick school just W of Pewamo. The district annexed with Pewamo in 1941. Status of schoolhouse today is unknown

Nash/Clarksville #1

Campbell

Ionia

before 1890

By 1890 had moved into Clarksville and became a Village school there

10

Village originally called Nash

Oak Grove #7

Ionia

Ionia

S of the Maple River & N of Riverside Rd

23

School #1

Orange

Ionia

Nov 22, 1845-

S/17

17

Geological Survey 1917. Opening date for #1 on Orange Township School Inspectors report. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Nye #8

Odessa

Ionia

by 1878

NE corner of M-50 & Bliss Rd

29

Annual Report for 1878 said Odess #8f had 60 students. History of Ionia & Montcalm Counties

Howell/Howe #1

Portland

Ionia

NE corner of Barnes & Spaulding Rds

24

District merged with Portland. Known as both Howell and Howe School (There is a Howe School in Orleans Township)

North Plains #4

North Plains

Ionia

May 4, 1844

Previously Lyons #8f

29

Gorham #9f

Ionia

Ionia

SW corner of Sunfield Rd, N of Orange Township line

34

Annexed to Lyons Schools

Sessions First School #4

Berlin

Ionia

1847-1898

On Alonzo Sessions Farm, Berlin, Ionia County

34

W

Named after Alonzo Sessions. He built the wooden-frame schoolhouse on his farm. Closed in 1898 because it was overcrowded. This older first school has a plaque that reads Ionia County Sheriff's Posse Clubhouse. It no longer appears on the county map so it was probably torn-down

Campbell Corners

Campbell

Ionia

S/23

23

Geological Survey 1917

Orleans #5

Orleans

Ionia

Mar 4, 1857

26

District #5 included sections 26, 35, and some of 34 and 27

Heald #4

Orleans

Ionia

NW corner of Heald &Hoyt Rds

33

Haynor #6f

Easton

Ionia

1866-Active

1779 Haynor Rd, Ionia 48846

11

In 1976 was made a State Historic Site. Active school still in operation with two teachers (K-6?) (at least by 1994) Annual School Report for 1879 shows District #6f with 65 students. History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Barr #6

Danby

Ionia

1887-

9945 Kent St, Portland. S side of Portland City

5

W

Now a Residence. Was for sale with sign out front. Sold and renovated

Ware #7f

Boston

Ionia

1860

Near Conklin & Ware Rds (which turns into 28th St in Kent County)

18

Fractional with Kent County. Right on the County Line

Crane #9

Lyons

Ionia

closed by 1935

SW corner of Peckins & Staley Rds

32

Crane annexed with Lyons about 1935. Status of schoolhouse is unknown

Otisco New #?

Otisco

Ionia

May 16, 1840

New District #1 will be sections 9, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 32, and 33. Board of School Inspectors Meeting

Darby #5

Campbell

Ionia

Aug 20, 1858

Darby Rd, S of M-50 (Tupper Lake Rd)

35

Opening date for #5 from History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Goddard #2

Sebewa

Ionia

SE corner of Tupper Lake & Goddard Rds

32 or 29

Original school building built in 1853 and was one mile E of Goddard Rd

Otisco #4

Otisco

Ionia

Feb 13, 1841

3

District #4 will be sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17 except the sections of 10 and 15 that lay E of the Flat River

Cook's Corners

Otisco

Ionia

circa 1850

Half mile to the west of Cook's Corners in Otisco Township

Teachers: Julia Ann ackley and Seth Reed.

Odessa districts

Odessa

Ionia

Dec 28, 1872

Divided Township into nine square school districts, each composed of four sections

Rosenberger #8

Campbell

Ionia

by 1879

E side of Hastings Rd 1/4 mile S of Clarksville

8

District #8, opening date from History of Ionia and Montcalm Counties

Grubtown, Pryor, Pence #2

Danby

Ionia

NE corner of Van Buren & Frost Rds

23

Various names such as Grubtown, Pryor & Pence

Easton #3

Easton

Ionia

Sep 22, 1843

Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and west halves of 2 and 11 and north halves of 7 and 8. In 1846 there were 34 pupils

West Sebewa #3

Sebewa

Ionia

NE corner of Clarksville & Goddard Rds

5

When school closed it was probably sold for a residence

Belding #9

Otisco

Ionia

1868

Village of Belding in School district #9

B

Expanded in 1881 to brick and two-stories, with a cupola. Cost $4,500. 205 students, Principal and two teachers

Otisco #8

Otisco

Ionia

Feb 21, 1849

21

District #8 may have some of sections 21, 22, 27, 32, 33, 28, 29

Otisco #3

Otisco

Ionia

May 16, 1840

13

District #3 will be sections 13, 14, 24, 25, 35, 36, 26 of town 7

Sage #6

Boston

Ionia

At Boston and Portland Rds, S of I-96 Freeway

26

Welch #3

Ionia

Ionia

1860-82-1946

3113 (now 3114) Welch Rd, Ionia (Bellamy & Potters Rds)

3

The schoolhouse is no longer standing

Lyons #3

Lyons

Ionia

by 1839

4

Button #8

Otisco

Ionia

by 1860

This building probably located near SE corner of Tupper Lake & Sunfield Rd

19

Campbell/Odessa #6

Campbell

Ionia

May 4, 1858

District #6f included Campbell sections 24, 25, 36 and west halves of sections 2, 29 & 32 in Odessa

Boston #4

Boston

Ionia

Apr 24, 1847

15

Pierce #9f

Orange

Ionia

N side of Grand River Trail, N of Knox Rd

35

Schoolhouse abandoned and finally succumbed to the elements

North Plains #6

North Plains

Ionia

May 4, 1844

Previously Lyons #11

6

Campbell new #1

Campbell

Ionia

Mar 20, 1855

New district #1 included sections 1, 12, 13, 14, 22, 2 and some of 3

Literary Hall #7

Ronald

Ionia

SE corner of Stage & Charles Rds

26

Merged with Ionia

North Plains #5f

North Plains

Ionia

May 4, 1844

Previously Lyons #5f

34

Loon Lake #3

Plainfield

Iosco

1900-1950's

Loon Lake Rd, S shore

23

W

Gone. Burned-down in 1928. Loon Lake is 85 ft lower than Long Lake. History of Plainfield Township p. 2

Horton

Reno

Iosco

1881-1940's

W of Reno Cemetery near Au Gres River

20

W

Closed

Stevens #1

Wilber

Iosco

1877-1940's

3120 Sherman Rd

5

W

Site now Wilber Township Hall

Keyes

Plainfield

Iosco

1920-1957

Presently (1968) next to Hale High School

23

W

Moved near the Hale H.S. Was used as a classroom for a while, but it is now used for storage and is N of the gymnasium

Shad

Plainfield

Iosco

1872-1957

Range 6 & 7 E

13

F

First school in Plainfield Township formed in 1872 with Mrs. Lizzie Ellis as the first teacher. (See also Esmond School for more info) History of Plainfield Township p. 3

Londo Lake

Plainfield

Iosco

1905/06-1957

4 miles W of Hale

23

Log

The first Londo School was made of logs and burned-down. The present building that was Londo School has been made into a residence on N Londo Lake, 4 miles W of Hale. History of Plainfield Township p. 8 & 9

Wilber

Wilber

Iosco

1886-1957

120 Sherman Rd, E Tawas, MI 48730

16

W

In 1968 it was the Wilber Township Hall. There are two school districts in Wilber: Oscoda and Tawas

Greenwood #3

Grant

Iosco

1890-1940's

Corner of Greenwood & Chambers Rds

10

W

2nd room was added in 1900

Tawas #7

Tawas

Iosco

1868-1950's

Near Townline Rd

18

W

First school in Tawas. Miss Graham was the first teacher. 26 ft x 15 ft. Had 2 wings. 16 ft x 20 ft and two-stories. By 1868 it had 200 pupils. Had 2 assistants and a principal. History of Lake Huron Shore p. 138

Esmond

Plainfield

Iosco

1875-1888

Range 5 E located SE of Hale. The original Hale School became Gardner School

23

F

In 1875 Clark and Esmond were anxious for a school for their children. The first teacher was Miss Carpenter of Tawas City. Called the Esmond School. The Shad School and Esmond Schools, were both wooden-frame schools, were painted white, plastered and painted inside. Each contained the best of equipment and had excellent libraries. History of Plainfield Township p. 3 & 5. Miss Bertha Graves Webb, b. 1888 said that the Esmond School burned-down in a forest fire and only the desks were saved and that the Esmond School was replaced by the Love School. Other places in the History of Plainfield Township, state that the Teed School burned-down in a forest fire and was replaced by the Love School. Perhaps both schools burned-down in the same forest fire and then both were replaced by the Love School. History of Plainfield Township p. 5

Love

Plainfield

Iosco

1901-1957

Thomas Love Range 6, S/13 near Shad House. David Love Range 6 E S/24 S of Shad House

13

W

Replaced the Teed School that burned-down in a forest fire. History of Plainfield Township p. 3. In 1942 Love School was moved next to the Hale School grounds and used for 1st grade until it was sold to the Assembly of God Church. Moved to make room to build a W wing onto the Hale High School. A Love Hall Club was built on the original school site. History of Plainfield Township p. 14

Teed

Tawas

Iosco

1887-1898

Range 5 each located 1 mile E and 1/2 mile S of Hale

23

W

Used for the first church services in Plainfield Township (Baptist) by 1887. This school burned-down during a forest fire in 1898 and was replaced by the Love School built on the corner of S/23 & S/25. History of Plainfield Township p. 2 & 8

Cottage

Reno

Iosco

late 1800's-early 1860's

Moved to M-55

4

W

Renamed Cottage School

Taft

Reno

Iosco

1925-1955

6522 Sparton Rd at N Townline Rd

11

W

Two-room school. Now (1968) a residence

Long Lake

Plainfield

Iosco

1900-1928

Long Lake Rd, Nend of Long Lake

9

W

A total of 4 schools were named Long Lake. One was sold and moved and is now a weekend cabin. The last two burned-down and Long Lake School was not rebuilt. Those students now attended Hale School. History of Plainfield Township p. 6. & 8

Jordan

Tawas

Iosco

1890's-1940's

Jordan Rd & Wilber Hwy (Turtle Rd area)

12

W

Named for the Jordan family. Now abandoned and in poor condition

Gardner/Hale #4

Plainfield

Iosco

9/1/1880-1957

Range 5 & Range 6 NW of Hale Lake. Originally called the Gardner School, the Hale School was 1 mile W & 1/2 mile N of Hale

16

W

Hale School opened on September 1, 1880 with 3 pupils. Miss Mabel Wilmot was the teacher. The school was well built and fully equipped. History of Plainfield Township p. 3. In 1901 the Hale School was moved into the Village of Hale. From 1901-1908 it was a one-room, one teacher school. In 1908 two-rooms were to be added, but the 2nd room was not completed until 1910. In 1911, the first 10th graders graduated. Students only attended until 10th grade until 1942. History of Plainfield Township p. 8

Watts

Grant

Iosco

1880's-1940's

Watts Rd near Curtisville Rd

22

W

Building gone

AuSable

AuSable

Iosco

1865-1911

City of AuSable

City of AuSable platted blocks

W

First school. Unsure of name or District number. May have been built by lumber company. Michigan Shadow Towns p. 68. Au Sable High built 1906, destroyed Oct 1911 fire. Students consolidated into Oscoda Area Schools. Today site is residential/municipal blocks. No school remains

Bielby/North

Plainfield

Iosco

1909-by 1966

4 1/2 miles N of Hale on M-65. Bielby Rd, N Plainfield

4

W

After closing it was a residence, but it is now the Full Gospel Roadside Chapel at its original site in 1968. History of Plainfield Township. p. 9 & 22

Paint Lake/Sharrard

Bates Formed 1892

Iron

1912-1940

15 miles from Gibbs City (Paint Lake in Iron River Township?)

25*

Log/B

The Old Paint Lake School was made of logs. A 2nd school was of brick. On the night of Memorial Day the home I boarded at burned-down so that was the end of that school year. I took the train back to my hometown

Palatka

Stambaugh

Iron

there in 1910

6*

B

Two or more one-room schools on Stambaugh Township side of the Township Line

Helgemos (Bates #1)

Bates

Iron

1888

SE corner of intersection now called Chicagoan Mine & Helgemo Rds

27

Log

One-room school, made of logs. Needed 7 students to have a school. Covered 9 surrounding areas

Farming Country/Finn Farm School (Rural #2)

Hematite

Iron

1911-1927

Corner of Maki & Snuff Country Rds (Threshing Machine Corner)

8

W

Also known as Finn Farm School. Sometimes called Snuff School. Was sold for use as a residence. Moved out to Hemlock River. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Rogers #7

Bates

Iron

1913 opened 1-5-1914

US-2 N of Rogers Mine

Cost $7,300 to build a two-story on property given by Mining Company. 2 teachers for 9th & 10th grades. 2nd floor was added in 1915. Students would annex to Stambaugh or Iron River

Winton

Bates

Iron

before 1910-1917

US-2 E of where Bates School was located

19

W

This school was crowded and students were bussed to #1 Helgemo and Sunset Lake School to make room at Winton. Once the two-room Bates Mine School was built in 1917 the Winton was abandoned and torn-down in 1985

Baumgartner/Pioneer #3

Stambaugh

Iron

1893-1895-1937

100 Brady Ave, Caspian MI, 49915

9

Log

To stop confusion one school was renamed Pioneer and the other Edison. After being vacant for a while it was used as a Museum by the Iron County Historical Society. It was moved to the Museum grounds and restored in 1988. Under One Roof p. 112

Benson #5

Iron River

Iron

1893-1941

Junction of S/14 & Bates-Amasa Rd, SW corner of Oscar Benson's Farm. Beechwood area

22

W

A small Benson School was built in 1893, and in 1903 an addition was added. In 1918, another large room as added. A new Benson school was built in 1922. It was used until 1941 and then became a church until it was sold and razed in 1972, and reverted to the Benson family. Every father was a farmer and many were also Swedish. After it closed, 1st and 2nd graders went to Bates Mine School, transported by bus and all grades 3 thru 10 went to Rogers H.S. Students transferred to Iron River Schools. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Crystal Falls High School

Crystal Falls

Iron

1883-1971

29?

B

The first four-room Crystal Falls H.S. was built in 1883. In 1906 a new H.S. was built at a cost of $50,000. (It was razed in 1971 after 65 years of use) In 1912 an even larger building of 24 rooms was built

Fairview

Bates

Iron

1922--1939

Located on the S side of Ice Lake in the SW corner of S/30

30

W

In 1922 a $40,000 bond issue was passed to allow the expansion of the Rogers School and build the new Fairview on the S side of Ice Lake. After it was closed it was converted into a residence. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Bates #1

Bates

Iron

1897

20

Bates was built in 1917 on Bates Mine property. There were many schools that came and closed such as Bates. The Winton School was then abandoned. In 1921 Forsberg School was sold. A new Benson School was built in 1922. It was closed in 1941

Fortune Lake (Sub District #11)

Crystal Falls

Iron

1911- 1940

US-2 & S Scenic Dr to Chicagoan Lake

28

W

In about 1920 they started transporting 6th graders and higher grades into town. Building was converted into a residence. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Red Rock (Rural #3)

Hematite

Iron

1918-1923

5 miles N of Amasa

W

Officially closed in 1926. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Mansfield - Greg Valard Camp #4

Mansfield

Iron

summer 1917-1918

Mansfield book calls this 33 Near Kiernan Spur/Toleen Spur School only used 1 year

4

Log

At Steve Butler's Logging Camp. In existence 1 year. New School in Fall of 1926 and closed in 1938 with students transporting to Crystal Falls. New #3 just N of Toleen Spur

McPherson

Iron River

Iron

Oct. 1914-1931

17*

Built by Weidman & Sons Company

Green

Crystal Falls

Iron

Located in the Tobin Mine Area

30*?

Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Erickson

Stambaugh

Iron

by 1905

Scott Lake & Groulx Rds

3

W

Freeman #1

Crystal Falls

Iron

by 1906

Cannot find in Crystal Falls Township

Unknown

It is listed as being in District No. 1 in 1906. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Chicagoan Mine

Bates

Iron

1913-1922

Junction to the road going out to US-2 toward Chicagoan Mine

26

Built in 1913 as a two-room school. After the Chicagoan Mine School was built in 1913, the Helgemo School was closed and abandoned. At some point the Chicagoan Mine School burned-down. The furnace blew up. Students were transferred to Rogers School. The mine closed in 1922 after it burned-down. It's possible the school closed then or shortly after. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Fisher/Rock Cut

Crystal Falls

Iron

new in 1912

36*

See Rock Cut School. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

South Brule

Stambaugh

Iron

Off M-189

23*

Log

Lindahl/Track

Iron River

Iron

1914-1931

1*

Holkup/Jarvis (Sub-district #5)

Crystal Falls

Iron

by 1901-1919

35

W

Sometimes called Jarvis School. Information not clear. Possibly called Jarvis after 3 Jarvis families. Still listed in board minutes in 1919

Hilltop/Greig

Stambaugh

Iron

32*

W

One-room, wooden-frame school. Fixed desks of varying sizes. Students from many different countries and languages

Paint River

Crystal Falls

Iron

there in 1906

In the Township minutes in 1906

Baumgartner #1

Stambaugh

Iron

by 1896-

9

W

Baumgartner had a very large farm. One-room, wooden-frame with an outhouse and woodshed. Under One Roof p. 111

Kelso

Crystal Falls

Iron

1918-19

Located at RR Station location. Small Settlement and sawmill

2*

This school was moved to a golf course. Probably to be the clubhouse. Usually only 7-8 students enrolled

Otto #2

Bates

Iron

1889

S side of Sunset Lake on Charles Otto Farm

17

Lind (Sub-district #10)

Crystal Falls

Iron

1907-

Classes held in the Groop building

23

Usually about 19 students at Lind. Not always students in each grade K-8. Groop building rented for school until new schoolhouse was built in 1907

Bates Mine

Bates

Iron

1917-

19

B

The Bates Mine two-room school, was built about 1917. A combined Art and Music teacher would visit once a week for lessons. Held grades K-10th. From there students would go to Iron River H.S. The Winton School was then abandoned after Bates Mine was built. Built on property leased from the Bates Iron Mining Company in S/19

Indian Lake

Mastodon

Iron

1916-1928

12

W

First school burned-down in 1918, but was rebuilt. School and grounds used for agriculture, domestic business and vocational purposes. In 1933 was used as a community center. Building is in poor condition, but was moved to the Camp 5 area

Benson #3

Bates

Iron

1893

NE Junction of S/14, Bates-Amasa Rd

15

Otto and Genzwill merged into this new school in 1902. The Gendzwill building sold in 1920. Township bought Otto for $110 in 1902

Scott Lake/Saunders

Stambaugh

Iron

there in 1924/25

20*

W

Hagerman Lake

Stambaugh

Iron

1898-1924

M-73

15

Rock Cut/Fisher

Crystal Falls

Iron

about 1903

36*

A John Fish (Fisher?) applied with six others for a school to be built on June 30, 1903. The school was to be 26 ft x 32 ft with 12 ft ceilings. Also known as Fisher School

Columbia

Crystal Falls

Iron

1899-1906

Columbia Mine Location

31

W

Established in Columbia Mine location around 1900. Board minutes also mention it in 1900-1903, 1905-1906 as a two-room wooden-frame school. Rural School Recollections, Iron County, Michigan

Uno

Iron River

Iron

1894

13*

Had only 5 students in 1894