Hickory Point Schoolhouse being remodeled into private residence, 1954.
Title
Hickory Point Schoolhouse being remodeled into private residence, 1954.
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Forsyth (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Macon County (Ill.)
Description
Hickory Point Schoolhouse being remodeled into private residence, 1954.
Caption from Rural School of Macon County: "Shown in the lower left corner is the new basement-level garage entrance. Dormer windows were added at front and back, and a large picture window cut in the side. Mocabee [owner] is also remodeling the interior, building room walls and adding two rooms on the second floor."
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.
Caption from Rural School of Macon County: "Shown in the lower left corner is the new basement-level garage entrance. Dormer windows were added at front and back, and a large picture window cut in the side. Mocabee [owner] is also remodeling the interior, building room walls and adding two rooms on the second floor."
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
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (165).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Date
May 17, 1954
Relation
Allen, L. M. (n.d.). The Last Recitation Bench. (C. C. McCartney, Ed.).
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1055
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Hickory Point Schoolhouse being remodeled into private residence, 1954.,” MF School Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/84.
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