Skip to main content. Toggle navigation. Augustine SR to I St. Near the City Gates. Share this:. Visit Website Get Directions. Hours of Operation. Description Gallery. The Oldest Wooden School House Today Visitors can view copies of old textbooks and school supplies from the eighteenth century, and tour the kitchen and gardens, where a fruitful pecan tree has been growing for an estimated years.
For additional information, call Comments or Questions? Was this Review Helpful? Yes No While many of the old wooden schoolhouses on this list now operate as museums showcasing what school was like in the past, a few are still operating as schools.
They are some of the few one-room schoolhouses still educating local children, mostly in rural parts of the United States.
According to official documents , the Indio Public Schoolhouse is the only existing original, one-room schoolhouse in the area and the oldest public building in the city of Indio. The school remained open for over 50 years and was also used as a community center. The schoolhouse building was moved to the Coachella Valley History Museum campus in and restored to its original state over several years. Lincoln Elementary School in Petaluma, California is one of the few remaining wooden schoolhouses in the state.
The school is the oldest ongoing one-room schoolhouse in California. There are two other one-room schools in Marin County and in recent years the county has wanted to merge all three schools. However, Lincoln Elementary School and local parents wish to remain independent and feel that the mixed-grade class with one teacher is better for their kids. To stay afloat, Lincoln Elementary School has encouraged parents from nearby districts to enroll their kids in the school. Unfortunately, only seven students showed up for the — school year and the Lincoln Elementary may be forced to shut down in the near future — California requires schools to have at least six students to stay open.
The Divide School in Divide, Montana first opened its doors in and has been continuously run as a school since then. The community sees the old school one-room schoolhouse as an advantage because every student gets individual attention and a personally tailored lesson plan.
Divide School and the community place great value on education and the students often perform well and end up going to college. The Wood School in Bangor, Michigan is one of the only schools on this list that is still being used as an actual school. The school was originally founded in , but the current building only dates to Since then, The Wood School has stayed in the same spot and has been in continuous operation. This means that the current class is made up of kids in grades ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade.
While this teaching style may seem outdated, its a hit with the local community and there is a long waiting list of students who want to attend The Wood School. No playgrounds grace the outside of the school, for although there may have been break times, children in those days created their own entertainment. Luxuries were hard found in the days when the oldest wooden schoolhouse was in use.
Today, you can view not just the structure, but exhibits and artifacts of past days which are also on display. Book your Ocean Gallery luxury vacation home today and experience life in its most basic form when you visit the St. Augustine oldest wooden schoolhouse. Check out the fun attractions and activities below for more vacation ideas:. View Our Availability Calendar. Clear Dates.
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