Hickory Point Schoolhouse, 1953
Title
Hickory Point Schoolhouse, 1953
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Macon County (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Forsyth (Ill.)
Description
Hickory Point Schoolhouse, 1953.
The Hickory Point School was formerly located on the southwest corner of US 51 North and Hickory Point Road in Forsyth, Illinois, and named for the hickory grove in which it stood. The first school building was constructed about 1858. A newer building was built in 1916, which taught grades 1-8. The school was part of the Mound-Hickory Point District #49.
During school district consolidations in 1948, Mound School was annexed into the Decatur School District, while Hickory Point became part of the Maroa School District. Hickory Point School closed after the 1952-1953 school year.
The building and land were purchased in 1954 and remodeled into a private residence. However, during the I-72 cloverleaf expansion in 1973, the school building was demolished.
The Hickory Point School was formerly located on the southwest corner of US 51 North and Hickory Point Road in Forsyth, Illinois, and named for the hickory grove in which it stood. The first school building was constructed about 1858. A newer building was built in 1916, which taught grades 1-8. The school was part of the Mound-Hickory Point District #49.
During school district consolidations in 1948, Mound School was annexed into the Decatur School District, while Hickory Point became part of the Maroa School District. Hickory Point School closed after the 1952-1953 school year.
The building and land were purchased in 1954 and remodeled into a private residence. However, during the I-72 cloverleaf expansion in 1973, the school building was demolished.
Source
Decatur Public Library digital files online Omeka.
Date
1953
Relation
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (165).
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1072
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hickory Point Schoolhouse, 1953,” MF School Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/110.
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