THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION

Gardner

Cooper

Kalamazoo

E of Riverview Dr between G Ave & Mt Olivet Dr

35

Jickling

Comstock

Kalamazoo

NE corner of H Ave & 26th St

5

Later known as Chenery School

Richland

Richland???

Kalamazoo

SE corner of BC Ave & M-43

11

Associated with Western Teacher College in the 1930's

Mores

Brady

Kalamazoo

Vicksburg Area Teacher in 1921: Mercer Munn. Contact: June (Taylor) Swander. Clip from Portage Gazette weekly 11 Apr 1994

Culp

Wakeshma

Kalamazoo

N side of X Ave between 46th & 47th Sts

24

Fractional with Athens Township, Calhoun County. Contact: Marian Haeckel (former teacher) 1938-1939. Building torn-down about 1900. Teacher: Ethel M Wilber

Prairie Ronde

Schoolcraft

Kalamazoo

Teacher: Catherine Hudson in 1935

Rector

Richland

Kalamazoo

SE corner of CD Ave & 24th St

18

Fulton

Wakeshma

Kalamazoo

S side of W Ave a little W of 42nd St

21

Marian (Frost) Haeckel, Teacher: 1940-41. Two-stories. Does not appear on 1910 atlas. Village of Fulton. Residence

Harmony

Climax

Kalamazoo

S side of O Ave, E of 38th St

8

Kinney

Prairie Ronde

Kalamazoo

1852-

W of Schoolcraft

Teacher: Frances Kinney. Kalamazoo Gazette photo, March 5, 2000. Built in 1852

Old Red Schoolhouse (first school in Gun Plain)

Plainwell

Kalamazoo

1834-

Gun Plain

Log

First school was of logs by 1834. Miss Sallie M. C. Woodard taught the first school in Plainwell. In 1839 a building large enough to seat 60 was erected and used for both school and church. In the winter of 1840 a successful school was taught by Mr. Graves, a young divinity student from Marshall. History of Plainwell p. 45 & p. 51

Oak Grove

Alamo

Kalamazoo

W of Ravine Rd near intersection of Owen Dr

23

Organized about 1876. Also known as Kitzmiller School. consolidated with Tamarac and Twin Lakes Districts in 1955

McElroy

Texas

Kalamazoo

S side of Q Ave, E of 10th St

24

Packerville

Vicksburg area

Kalamazoo

Teacher: Fern (Helkes) Moyer. Contact: June (Taylor) Swander. Clip from Portage Gazette Weekly 11 Apr 1994. See Dinger School

Wooding

Ross

Kalamazoo

E side of 40th St between B & C Aves

9

Cox

Portage

Kalamazoo

SE corner of Center St & Cox's Dr

24

Dinger

Brady

Kalamazoo

1839-

N side of corner of YZ Ave & 28th St

32

B

Residence. Teacher: Fern (Helkes) Moyer; Contact: June (Taylor) Swander. Clip from Portage Gazette weekly 11 Apr 1994

Towers

Texas

Kalamazoo

NW corner of R Avenue & 8th St

22

Lawrence home #7

Portage

Kalamazoo

1860-

Bacon Rd

W

Residence since 1937

Pleasant Valley

Prairie Ronde

Kalamazoo

E side of 3rd St between XY & Y Aves

29

Brooks/Dailey #3

Portage

Kalamazoo

circa 1840's-1947

NW corner of Milham & Angling Rds

6

W/B

Also known as Dailey School. Wooden-frame school replaced with a brick school in the 1880's. Annexed in 1947 with Texas Corners to Portage Agricultural School. Dismantled with the materials being recycled

Carpenter's Corners #2

Portage

Kalamazoo

circa 1840's-1923

First on the NW corner of Milham & S Westnedge Ave

9

W

Built in Greek Revival style. Replaced in 1864 by a new school. Consolidated in 1923. Sold to a carpenter who restyled the school into a home until the 1950's when it was moved to the E side of Oakland Dr about 1/2 mile from Milham Ave & intersection of Oakland Dr. Still used as a residence

Peacock

Portage

Kalamazoo

Taught by Carl Wilkinson in the mid 1930's. Made $65 a month

Milwood

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

W side of Portage Rd, about 1/2 mile S of Cork St

35

Pine Island

Texas

Kalamazoo

N side of Q Ave, E of 3rd St

17

Howard

Climax

Kalamazoo

NW corner of Q Ave & 45th St

14

Bond

Brady

Kalamazoo

NE corner of 34th St

1

Fractional. Converted into residence. Stood on property owned by Amos Bond, a veterinarian. Farm later owned by Henry Metty

Barber

Prairie Ronde

Kalamazoo

5th St & end of VW Ave

Per Dorothy Barber 9/16/93. Only two broken steps left (1993)

Daily #3

Portage

Kalamazoo

circa 1840's-1947

NW corner of Milham & Angling Rds

6

W/B

See Brooks School

Kellogg

Kalamazoo

Michigan Monthly Magazine

Harrison

Charleston

Kalamazoo

SW corner of Mercury Dr & 46th St

26

McCain's Corners

Kalamazoo

Just N of corner of S Ave, & 34th St

Residence

Wise

Wakeshma

Kalamazoo

33

See Leggett School; SW corner of Y AVenue & 42nd St.

East Lake

Pavilion

Kalamazoo

Near 29th St, about 1 mile S of Kilgore Rd

Alamo Center

Alamo

Kalamazoo

1873-1957

W of 6th St on S side of D Ave

21

Built in 1873. Annexed to Otsego school district in 1957

Kinney

Texas

Kalamazoo

N side of S Ave, between 10th & 12th Sts

25

Bacon/Lake Center #7

Portage

Kalamazoo

by 1860's-1928

First school S side of Bacon Rd

W/B

Lake Center was Greek Revival. It closed in 1928 when a new two-room Brick school was built about 1/2 mile E of Portage Rd at Bacon Rd intersection. The one-room was purchased by 1937 and converted to a residence that still stands. The two-room school was consolidated in 1946. It was eventually demolished and replaced with a modern Elementary building that is on that site today

PawPaw

Kalamazoo

Associated with Western Teacher College in the 1930's

Hull

Wakeshma

Kalamazoo

N side of V Ave, between 38th & 39th Sts

8

Building gone. Site marked only by small coppice. Teacher: Lyle Stryker

Alamo Avenue

Alamo

Kalamazoo

1601 Nichols Rd, Kalamazoo, MI at the corner of Alamo Ave & Nichols Rd

Now 7th Day Adventist Church site 1601 at Nichols Rd. Ph: 342-2279

Schick

Schoolcraft

Kalamazoo

E side of 22nd St, S of X Ave

25

Hoover

Comstock

Kalamazoo

SW corner of E Main & 30th Sts

16

Was McKercher Rehabilitation Center in 1982. Also known as Hipp School

Balch

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

NE of corner of N Ave & 11th St

36

Miller Station

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

Corner of 6th St & ML Ave

Contact: Judy Cochran Crippin, 5177 Beech Ave., Kalamazoo 49006. Was a student from Kindergarten thru 7th grade in 1956

Branch

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

Mr. Ives sent two of his children to Kalamazoo to the Branch School. History of Plainwell p. 46

Lynn

Wakeshma

Kalamazoo

SW corner of UV Ave & 47th St

12

Building gone. Upon consolidation, students to the W went to Vicksburg and E went to Athens

Webber

Schoolcraft

Kalamazoo

NE corner of U Ave & Portage Rd

2

See Gourdneck Prairie School. Sold to Schoolcraft Township

Prairie Grove

Schoolcraft

Kalamazoo

1861

S side of junction of XY Ave & Barton Lake Rd

27

Used by Chain-O-Lakes neighborhood group previous to being burned-down by arson. Vicksburg Schools Outdoor Learning Center now occupies site

Brick

Cooper

Kalamazoo

SE corner of B Ave & Riverview Dr

11

Lindberg

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

5272 W. Michigan Ave

Now Whitman Saddle Co. Per Louise (Glenn) Robert Glenn. Had to cross Portage to get there. 11 or 12 years old in 1956 (68 now) 5th grade. Louise wil contact Shirley Hunkins 8/1/93. Sharan Di Guanco phoned. 8 years old when she moved here

Cooper

Schoolcraft

Kalamazoo

W side of 14th St, S of XY Ave

30

Pershing #6

Pavilion

Kalamazoo

built 1861-1873-1927

1st built at SE corner of Centre Ave & Cox's Dr

W

Tall structure with Bell tower and small shed for teacher's use. It closed in 1927 when a new two-room Pershing School was built. (Land donated by Upjohn Company) The old school was used for various activities until 1951. Moved and converted into a residence. After Upjohn acquired the old school it was demolished. The new Pershing has been used by various businesses and still stands today

Slack

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

NE corner of KL Ave & Almena Rd

19

Per Bea Ellis 8/28/92. Norman Slack, 8503 Almena Rd., Oshtemo, MI 49009. 372-2533. Fractional District

Chamberlin

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

SW corner of G Ave & 2nd St

6

Pennsville School

Tiffany

Brady

Kalamazoo

SE corner of Sprinkle Rd & TU Ave

6

Tried to preserve, but when trying to move it the soft brick just crumbed and the school had to be destroyed. Slate Spring 1999

Smith #2

Pavilion

Kalamazoo

NE corner of Bishop Rd & 25th St

7

J. Bowers attended in 1940-45

Potter

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

N side of H Ave between 6th & 9th Sts

3

Indian Fields #1

Portage

Kalamazoo

B

MORSA

Kent

Comstock

Kalamazoo

W side of 28th St, N of MN Ave

32

Also known as Goodrich School

Grand Union

Richland

Kalamazoo

N side of G Ave E of 32nd St

35

Cooper Center #2

Cooper

Kalamazoo

W side of Douglas & N of D Ave, not right on intersection

17

Log

Pavilion Center

Pavilion

Kalamazoo

-1965

NW corner of 32nd St & S Ave

21

Last one-room schoolhouse in Kalamazoo County. Owned by Ken & Gail DeWolff. Burned-down around 1943. Site is farmland

Fanckboner

Prairie Ronde

Kalamazoo

SW corner of VW Ave & 10th St

14

Coleman

Oshtemo

Kalamazoo

E side of 4th St between L & KL Aves

21

Rice Hill/Rugg 2nd

Rapid River

Kalkaska

S/21

21

Crofton

Boardman

Kalkaska

S/2

2

Residence. Only the school is left in 1887. Diphtheria outbreak, only 4 or 5 children survived. Crofton is a ghost-town

Lund

Garfield

Kalkaska

S/29, Lund Rd

29

W

Masten

Clearwater

Kalkaska

S/14, Valley Rd near Kellogg Rd

14

W

Residence

Speers/ Bates

Excelsior

Kalkaska

1911

Moved to Manistee 1968

Sigma

Oliver

Kalkaska

Olson Corner

See Oliver School

Tyler #3

Kalkaska

Kalkaska

S/35, Tyler Rd

35

Westwood

Rapid River

Kalkaska

S/1

1

W

Huffman #5

Clearwater

Kalkaska

In use 1938

Dowling

Kalkaska

Kalkaska

S/27, Dockery

27

Barnard

Kalkaska

There in 1902

S/21

21

Sharron

Garfield

Kalkaska

W Sharon Rd

W

Holly

Rapid River

Kalkaska

S/28

26

W

Manley

Clearwater

Kalkaska

S/3

3

Gracean

Excelsior

Kalkaska

1877-1926

18

Building torn-down. MORSA

Dick

Boardman

Kalkaska

Lewis #2

Excelsior

Kalkaska

1880-1960

S/8

8

W

MORSA

Rowe #1

Orange

Kalkaska

1874-1946

S/19

19

W

Annexed to South Boardman in 1957. Community Center East Boardman Methodist Church. MORSA

South Boardman

Boardman

Kalkaska

1906

S/21

21

Two-story

Deibert

Springfield

Kalkaska

S/11

11

W

Westwood

Rapid River

Kalkaska

S/1

1

W

Montgomery #5

Orange

Kalkaska

1884-

S/31, Montgomery

31

W

Organized in 1884. MORSA

Perrin

Garfield

Kalkaska

S/10, W Sharon Rd

10

W

Davis

Cold Spring

Kalkaska

S/20

20

Saunders #3

Orange

Kalkaska

1881-1957

S/3, Pontius Rd

3

W

MORSA

#4

Excelsior

Kalkaska

1877-1926

S/18

18

Gone. Torn-down

Corpe

Kalkaska

Kalkaska

32

Rice Hill (1st)

Kalkaska

Kalkaska

S/5, Rice Hill Rd

5

Crawford #1

Excelsior

Kalkaska

1877-Active

5521 Hwy M-72, Kalkaska, MI 49646

W

This is one of the schools still with students and teachers (2-3) K-8th grade attended here and then went to Forest area schools for High School. Michigan State Board of Education 1988. It is a 17 sq mile district located just E of Kalkaska. It has 3 teachers, one classroom aide and approximately 50 students

Oliver

Oliver

Kalkaska

Olson Corner

Building burned-down in 1912. Also known as Sigma School. MORSA

Speers

Excelsior

Kalkaska

-1911

2

Building moved to Manistee in 1968. In operation until 1911. Also known as Bates School. MORSA

Grass Lake #7

Excelsior

Kalkaska

In use 1911

In 1968 was in use at Ta-Pi-Co Boy Scout at Grass Lake Camp. In operation in 1911. MORSA

Island Lake

Kalkaska

S/21, S/16

21, 16

Hardy

Cold Spring

Kalkaska

S/16, Twin Lake Rd

16

W

Day

Rapid River

Kalkaska

Twin Lake Rd

W

Oliver/ O'Neal #2

Oliver

Kalkaska

W/S

Community Center. Gone. Burned-down on Jan 17, 1970. Students moved back to Sigma building