Kirby School, Oreana, Illinois
Title
Kirby School, Oreana, Illinois
Subject
Oreana (Ill.)
one-room schoolhouses
rural schools
Description
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located on land donated by Richard Kirby. The original schoolhouse burned down in 1890, and a new school building was built by October of that year. That schoolhouse burned down on February 7, 1895, and was rebuilt again by the Fall of 1895.
The schoolhouse was located on the southwest corner of Kirby Rd. and Coulters Mill Road. During district consolidations in 1948, Kirby School became part of the Argenta-Oreana Community Unit. The schoolhouse was sold in 1949 for $875 and became a private residence until about 2020 when it was torn down.
The schoolhouse was located on the southwest corner of Kirby Rd. and Coulters Mill Road. During district consolidations in 1948, Kirby School became part of the Argenta-Oreana Community Unit. The schoolhouse was sold in 1949 for $875 and became a private residence until about 2020 when it was torn down.
Source
White, F. S. (1976). Rural Schools of Macon County. Macon County Historical Society, 173-174.
Herald Despatch, 1890 October 25, p. 2.
Herald Despatch, 1895 March 2, p. 1; Herald Despatch, 1895 February 22, p. 2; Herald Despatch, 1895 February 19, p. 1; Herald Despatch, 1895 February 10, p. 4.
Herald Despatch, 1890 October 25, p. 2.
Herald Despatch, 1895 March 2, p. 1; Herald Despatch, 1895 February 22, p. 2; Herald Despatch, 1895 February 19, p. 1; Herald Despatch, 1895 February 10, p. 4.
Ruth Hoyland Scrapbook, 1928-1973 (donated by Butch and Betty Smith), Forsyth Public Library, Local History Collection.
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Herald Despatch [newspaper]
Collection Items
Ruth Hoyland, teacher at Kirby School, school photograph 1929-1930 school year
Ruth Hoyland, teacher at Kirby School, school photograph 1929-1930 school year.
Former Kirby School as a private residence in 2019.
Former Kirby School as a private residence in 2019. The house was torn down by 2023.
Kirby School student individual photos, 1930-31 school year
Individual student class photographs from Kirby School, 1930-31 school year.
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School was located on land donated by Richard Kirby on the southwest corner of Kirby Rd. and Coulters Mill Road. The original…
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School was located on land donated by Richard Kirby on the southwest corner of Kirby Rd. and Coulters Mill Road. The original…
Kirby School students, 1929-1930 school year
Kirby School students, 1929-1930 school year.
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located on land donated by Richard Kirby. The original schoolhouse burned down in 1890, and a new school building was built by October of that year.…
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located on land donated by Richard Kirby. The original schoolhouse burned down in 1890, and a new school building was built by October of that year.…
Kirby School student, c. 1929
Kirby School students in school yard, c. 1929.
Students identified as: Helen Louise McClelland, Julie Mae Mendenhall, Edna Bea McClellan, Mary Clifton, Edith Edgecomb, Edris Stevens.
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located…
Students identified as: Helen Louise McClelland, Julie Mae Mendenhall, Edna Bea McClellan, Mary Clifton, Edith Edgecomb, Edris Stevens.
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located…
Kirby School students, c. 1929
Kirby School students on school's front sidewalk by pump, c. 1929.
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located on land donated by Richard Kirby. The original schoolhouse burned down in 1890, and a new school building was built by…
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located on land donated by Richard Kirby. The original schoolhouse burned down in 1890, and a new school building was built by…
Kirby School students, c. 1929
Kirby School students in the front lawn of the school next to the pump, c. 1929.
Students identified as: Mary Clifton, Virginia Luckenbill, Edna Bea McClellan, Helen Louise McClellan, Edris Stevens, Julie Mae Mendenhall.
Students identified as: Mary Clifton, Virginia Luckenbill, Edna Bea McClellan, Helen Louise McClellan, Edris Stevens, Julie Mae Mendenhall.
Kirby School students in front of the schoolhouse, c. 1929
Kirby School students in front of school house, c. 1929.
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located on land donated by Richard Kirby. The original schoolhouse burned down in 1890, and a new school building was built by October…
Organized prior to October 1876, the Kirby School is located on land donated by Richard Kirby. The original schoolhouse burned down in 1890, and a new school building was built by October…
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- Kirby School, Oreana, Illinois
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