Prairie Center School building, undated photo
Title
Prairie Center School building, undated photo
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Forsyth (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
Description
Praire Center School house.
Prairie Center School was located in Section 20, Hickory Point Township about 1 mile north and .5 mile east of Bearsdale. The school was built sometime around 1876 and was remodeled in 1915/16 to include a basement, furnace, cloakrooms, and a small library area.
During school consolidations in the late 1940s, Prairie Center School district was annexed into the Warrensburg-Latham district. Prairie Center School closed in 1947 and the building was sold and is a private residence in 2022.
Prairie Center School was located in Section 20, Hickory Point Township about 1 mile north and .5 mile east of Bearsdale. The school was built sometime around 1876 and was remodeled in 1915/16 to include a basement, furnace, cloakrooms, and a small library area.
During school consolidations in the late 1940s, Prairie Center School district was annexed into the Warrensburg-Latham district. Prairie Center School closed in 1947 and the building was sold and is a private residence in 2022.
Source
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (246).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Date
n.d.
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1149
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Prairie Center School building, undated photo,” MF School Archives, accessed May 18, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/93.
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