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THE MICHIGAN ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE ASSOCIATION
School | Township | County | Year | Location | Use | BM | Notes |
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Lamkin #10 | Franklin | Lenawee | -1956 | Fractional; Annexed to Tecumseh March 24, 1956. | |||
Sanford #5 | Woodstock | Lenawee | -1948 | US-223 | 21 | ||
Canandaigua #1f | Medina | Lenawee | 1835-1955 | 10? | Log | Fractional. Reorganized into Morenci April 29, 1955 | |
Kimball | Rome | Lenawee | -1948 | Reorganized into Onsted December 22, 1948. | |||
Irish Hills #8 | Cambridge | Lenawee | 1949 | 20? | B | Annexed to Onsted October 18, 1949. | |
Spielman #3 | Adrian | Lenawee | -1954 | NW corner of Curtin Rd & N M-52 | Annexed to Adrian Schools May 15, 1954. | ||
Silberhorn #6 | Riga | Lenawee | -1954 | Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954. | |||
#8 | Hudson | Lenawee | -1955 | Reorganized into Hudson April 14, 1955. Annexed to Hudson | |||
Wolf Creek | Rome | Lenawee | Fractional; Annexed to Onsted May 18, 1954. | ||||
Pentecost | Franklin | Lenawee | -1954 | 19? | Annexed to Onsted June 26, 1954. | ||
Siam #3f | Cambridge | Lenawee | 1862-1949 | 9990 US-12 between Wolf Creek & Allen Lake | 7 or 9 | B | built in 1862; Annexed to Brooklyn October 5, 1949; fractional. |
Cambridge #4 | Cambridge | Lenawee | 1850-1955 | 10487 M-50, Onsted | 33? | B | Annexed to Onsted December 22, 1948. Building used as an antique shop at 10487 M-50 |
Jasper | Fairfield | Lenawee | -1953 | Fractional; Annexed to Sand Creek, March 9, 1953. Verna Hart of Jasper in 1906 was the first to graduate from County Normal School. | |||
Dover #1 | Whig | Lenawee | -1965 | SE corner of M-34 & Whig Hwy, 3 miles W of Adrian | Annexed to Adrian 6-28-1965 | ||
Black North | Deerfield | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional. Reorganized into Deerfield, November 1, 1954 | |||
Blissfield #2f | Blissfield | Lenawee | 1829 | Log | Fractional. North part of Blissfield at Kedzie Grove | ||
Prairie | Madison | Lenawee | 1889-1965 | Airport Rd | Established in 1889; Annexed to Adrian May 26, 1965. During the 1950 3 new elementary schools were built: Prairie, Michener and Alexander along with a new high school in Adrian | ||
Hodges | Ogden | Lenawee | -1954 | Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954. | |||
Green Lane | Raisin | Lenawee | 1869-1933 | Comfort Rd | B | Residence/Ford School 1933 | |
Bradley #9 | Franklin | Lenawee | -1956 | 25? | Fractional. Annexed to Tecumseh August 24, 1956 | ||
McCormick | Riga | Lenawee | 1900-1954 | On Riga Highway | Annexed to Blissfield Information submitted by Roxanne Sharrock | ||
Central | Tecumseh | Lenawee | 1856 | In Village of Tecumseh | K-10. There are also 3 ward schools in Tecumseh in 1856 | ||
Brownville | Tecumseh | Lenawee | 1933- | In Tecumseh | B | Church/A FORD SCHOOL. In 1933 A Henry Ford School | |
Ogden Center #1 | Ogden | Lenawee | by 1874-1954 | Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954. | |||
Kniffin (Kniffen) | Ridgeway | Lenawee | Was across the road from the Charles Kniffen Farm | 3 | Early Days of Ridgeway states it was discontinued and torn down. | ||
Shepherd #9f | Cambridge | Lenawee | B | Fern DeLine of Seneca in 1906 was the first to graduate from County Normal School. | |||
Clement #3 | Ogden | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional. Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954 | |||
Kniffen | Ridgeway | Lenawee | -1950 | Another Kniffen School in S/2, E of Britton | 2 | Annexed with Britton about 1950 and converted into a residence. | |
Macon/Penning #1 | Macon/Ridgeway | Lenawee | -1956 | 8225 Clinton Macon Rd | Stone | ||
Sand Creek/Rural Ag. #1f | Madison | Lenawee | 1921- | Book available. The Sand Creek Consolidated Agricultural School No. 1 built in 1921 for $70,000, was important to the citizens of the four townships: Dover, Madison, Seneca, Fairfield with Sand Creek in the center. There were 3 graduated in 1923. It would take 40 years before all rural schools were consolidated. History of Sand Creek p. 44 | |||
Silver Lake #2 | Woodstock | Lenawee | 1870-1951 | Corner of US-112 & Silver Lake Rd, Cement City | 10 | B | Annexed to Cement City November 10, 1951; building used for antiques & crafts Michigan Historical Site. |
Addison #7f | Woodstock | Lenawee | 1869- | 12025 US-12 Brooklyn, MI 49230 | 30 | B | About 1906 Addison built a new school. The previous school had burned-down in 1924 and was replaced Lenaween p. 61 |
Seminary #8 | Dover | Lenawee | -1955 | Reorganized into Hudson April 14, 1955. | |||
Scott | Palmyra | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional; reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954. | |||
Medina #3f | Medina | Lenawee | -1955 | 10? | District # 3 Fractional; Annexed to Waldron July 7, 1955. | ||
Mills | Macon | Lenawee | -1951 | 9? | Annexed to Britton June 28, 1951. Bygone Days p. 60 | ||
Ganun | Palmyra | Lenawee | -1954 | Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954 | |||
Pennington | Blissfield | Lenawee | See also Macon School | 5 or 8? | See Macon School. | ||
McNutt | Hudson | Lenawee | -1955 | Fractional; reorganized into Hudson April 14, 1955. | |||
Tecumseh #7 | Tecumseh | Lenawee | Tecumseh | ||||
Bradley | Blissfield | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional. Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954 | |||
Tiffin #11 | Hudson | Lenawee | -1955 | Hudson | 11 | W | Fractional; reorganized into Hudson April 14, 1955. |
First School In Clinton | Clinton | Lenawee | 1830-- | ||||
Leonard | Deerfield | Lenawee | -1954 | Reorganized into Deerfield November 1, 1954. | |||
Fairport | Rome | Lenawee | -1948 | Reorganized into Onsted December 22, 1948 | |||
Hunt #4f | Madison | Lenawee | -1955 | Fractional; Annexed to Sand Creek April 23, 1955. | |||
Dover Center #6 | Dover | Lenawee | -1955 | W | Reorganized into Hudson April 14, 1955 | ||
Packard #1 | Seneca | Lenawee | -1956 | Annexed to Sand Creek March 24, 1956. | |||
Deerfield #1 | Deerfield | Lenawee | 1829 | Log | Laura Foley graduated in the first year, 1906, from the county normal. Spanning the Time: Blissfield | ||
Basor | Ogden | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional. Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954 | |||
Sims #4 | Seneca | Lenawee | -1955 | Annexed to Morenci April 29, 1955. | |||
Burmah | Fairfield | Lenawee | Fractional. Reorganized into Morenci April 29, 1955 | ||||
Adrian First School Union | Adrian | Lenawee | 1848/49 | The first school in the Village of Logan (now Adrian) was in the only frame house. It was privately conducted. Let to 4 districts that combined into Adrien Union School District Number One. The new building situated between Church & Mamee St began July 8, 1852. The first graduation class was 1857 with 3 graduated. Between 1857-1861, 4 new branch schools were erected. The Union School building burned to the ground on the morning of August 10, 1866. It was replaced by a new Central building in 1869. It was to have 20 rooms and accommodate 1,000 students. The Original Adrian Union School building was sold and razed to the ground in 1927. Overcrowding continued to be of concern every year. There was much discussion of a new High School. But first another branch school, Jefferson, was constructed in 1907. In 1906 the board bought land next to Central School for a new High School. The new school was dedicated in November of 1908. The library report shows nearly 20,000 volumes. In 1911 the Junior High was separated from the High School. The branch schools were renamed in 1919. East became McKinley. North was now Washington, South became Garfield and West was Lincoln. Enrollment continues to grow and more branch schools were built. Salaries went up (Women to $800 and men to $1200) Many different sports were added, new courses offered such as business classes with typewriters although the classics such as Latin and Greek were still taught. Adrian seemed to have an excellent education system for its students, faculty, and citizens | |||
Clinton #4 | Clinton | Lenawee | -1948 | Around 1906, Clinton built a new school that served the community until 1971 when a new school was built. Lenawee History p. 61 | |||
Pink #2 | Franklin | Lenawee | -1956 | Annexed to Tecumseh March 31, 1956. | |||
Fairfield Center/Green #12 | Fairfield | Lenawee | -1952 | Also known as Green School. Annexed to Sand Creek June 26, 1952 | |||
Manitou Beach | Rollin | Lenawee | W | A Standard school; reorganized into Addison March 9, 1948. A newer modern school was built in 1955 two block from the wooden schoolhouse. The new school was destroyed by the Palm Sunday Tornado of April 11, 1965. Along the Trails of Michemanetue p. 101. mn | |||
Crane | Blissfield | Lenawee | 1954 | Fractional. Moved into New Blissfield School District December 3, 1954 | |||
Riverside #15 | Adrian | Lenawee | -1954 | W Side of Tipton Hwy, S of Spielman Rd | Annexed to Adrian June 21, 1954. | ||
Briggs #1 | Woodstock | Lenawee | -by1952 | On US-112 Cambridge Junction or Cement City? | 11 | Annexed to Cement City May 23, 1952 | |
Dings ? | Riga | Lenawee | -1954 | Reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954. | |||
Drake #4 | Woodstock | Lenawee | -1954 | 14012 US-12, Brooklyn | Annexed to Brooklyn July 13, 1954 Used as a gift shop: Enchanted Schoolhouse | ||
Wooden/Old Stone #6 | Cambridge | Lenawee | 1850-1955 | NE corner of Stephenson Rd & Hawkins Hwy in city of Onstead | FS | Annex to Onsted Schools in 1948 but classes continued until 1955; Registered as a Michigan Historic Site in 1979. Building donated to the Wooden Old Stone School Association in 1983 and restored in 1898. Traveling Thru Time p. 252 | |
Clark #2f | Deerfield | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional. Annexed to Deerfield December 16, 1954 | |||
Grubb | Franklin | Lenawee | -1956 | 23? | Annexed to Tecumseh March 10, 1956. | ||
West Branch- Pr & Gram. | Adrian | Lenawee | 1860 | W Maumee & McKenzie Sts | Primary and Grammar grades, City of Adrian | ||
Onsted | Cambridge | Lenawee | 33? | B | Annex into Onsted School District | ||
Mitchell #15 | Medina | Lenawee | -1955-1955 | 10? | Annexed to Waldron June 30, 1955. | ||
W. Adrian/Little Red sch #9 | Adrian | Lenawee | 1965 | W Side of Wolf Creek Hwy and Brazee Rd | Also Known as Little Red Schoolhouse. W Adrian Annexed 1965 | ||
Old Prairie/Prairie ? | Madison | Lenawee | |||||
Leroy/Wilmoth #3 | Palmyra | Lenawee | -1963 | E side of Wilmoth Hwy, N of Deerfield Rd & Raisin Center Hwy | Annexed to Adrian August 31, 1963. | ||
Birdsall #2f to #15 | Raisin | Lenawee | -1959/60 | M-52 E side opposite of Monroe St | Annexed to Adrian June 10, 1960. Had changed from District #2f to #15 on April 6, 1959 | ||
Porter | Madison | Lenawee | |||||
Smith #5 | Ridgeway | Lenawee | Kniffin Rd & Hoagland Hwy | ||||
Scholzen | Raisin | Lenawee | -1955 | Fractional; Annexed to Blissfield February 19, 1955. | |||
Cadmus #4 | Dover | Lenawee | -1963 | W Beecher St, E of M-34. 1/2 mile W of Adrian | Annexed to Adrian, August 31, 1963 | ||
Blissfield #1 | Blissfield | Lenawee | 1827- | NE corner of Adrian & Monroe Sts, Blissfield | Log | 1st school in County built of logs in Blissfield summer of 1827 (Atlas says 1st school) | |
Lenawee County | Lenawee | Rural Consolidated High School | B | ||||
West Rome #1 | Rome | Lenawee | Annexed to Onsted 12/22/1948; established in 1872; belfry & vestibule added in 1883. 8th grade transported to Onstead in 1938 | ||||
Wolfsburg A&F #2f | Adrian | Lenawee | Town Line Hwy & Rome Rd | Fractional; Annexed to Onsted Schools April 15, 1952 | |||
Raisin #6 | Oak Grove | Lenawee | -1964 | S Side of Oakwood St at Laberdee St, E of Adrian | Annexed 4-4-64 to Adrian | ||
Victorville #2 | Ogden | Lenawee | 1870 -1965 | Blissfield High School. 630 S. Lane St, Blissfield, MI | W | The Blissfield Area Historical Society has restored and maintains the Victorville one room school on the campus of Blissfield High School. Michigan History Directory, 14th ed. p. 23 | |
Section #5f | Clinton | Lenawee | -1948 | Fractional; reorganized into Clinton May 7, 1948. | |||
Tubbs #4f | Fairfield | Lenawee | -1956 | Fairfield | Fractional; Annexed to Sand Creek March 17, 1956. | ||
Bird #3 | Macon | Lenawee | -1956 | Annexed to Tecumseh March 21, 1956 | |||
Madison #14 | Prairie | Lenawee | -1965 | Airport Rd between Clearview Rd & MacArthur Dr | Annexed 5-26-1965 to Adrian Schools | ||
Prairie | Ridgeway | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional; Annexed to Britton December 20, 1954. | |||
Old Palmyra/Palmyra #5 | Palmyra | Lenawee | |||||
First School #1 | Tecumseh | Lenawee | 1830 | ||||
Holloway #3 | Raisin | Lenawee | -1956 | 27 | Annexed to Tecumseh March 10, 1956. | ||
North Rome | Rome | Lenawee | -1948 | Fractional; reorganized into Onsted December 22, 1948. | |||
Springville #1 | Cambridge | Lenawee | by 1882-1954 | 8507 M-50, Onsted | 21 | B | Annexed to Onsted, July 12, 1954; In operation in 1882; building used as a craft shop |
Franklin Center #1 | Franklin | Lenawee | 1846-1956 | In Franklin Center hamlet | 22? | Annexed to Tecumseh March 24, 1956. established in 1846 | |
Rorick | Seneca | Lenawee | -1955 | Reorganized into Morenci April 29, 1955. | |||
Sutton ? | Ridgeway | Lenawee | -1950 | Reorganized into Britton June 28, 1950. Building converted into a residence | |||
Wilcox #6f | Blissfield | Lenawee | Fractional; reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954. | ||||
Standard #3f | Riga | Lenawee | -1954 | Fractional; reorganized into Blissfield December 3, 1954. | |||
Red Brick | Clinton | Lenawee | 1848-1955 | 5881 Clinton-Macon Rd | Annexed to Clinton August 26, 1955; Established in 1848; building converted to residence | ||
Posey Lake | Hudson | Lenawee | -1955 | Reorganized into Hudson April 14, 1955. | |||
Woodside #11 | Adrian | Lenawee | -1960 | S side of Hunt Rd where Wolf Creek Hwy joins Hunt Rd from the S | Annexed to Adrian October 22, 1960. |
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