Model School

Title

Model School

Subject

one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Forsyth (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
Illinois
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)

Description

An image of the Model School building in Forsyth, Illinois.

Model School was located on the northeast corner of County Highway 20 and North Oakland Avenue. It was built c. 1885 and used as a school until 1949 when it was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District.

The school district sold the building in 1951. As of 2022, the building remains standing and is a private residence.

Publisher

Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (191).

Date

n.d.

Format

JPG

Identifier

2023-1130

Original Format

black and white photo

Files

Model Schoolhouse.jpg

Citation

“Model School,” MF School Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/32.

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