Origins

I grew up in a small Ohio town, and I rode the school bus from 1st through 12th grades. My bus ride always included a country road on which every school day we saw a one-room brick school house. (SW corner of Stine Rd and Enon-Xenia Pike). As the years went by, I watched this wonderful, familiar friend fall apart. After I married, the school really began to deteriorate. Every time we visited the area I would want to take a photo of the school, but never did. Finally, when we went specifically for the task, the school was gone. It was a huge loss for me and, since that time, whenever we pass a one-room school, it is a joy to stop to take a picture or two. Thus, our collection here and on our Iowa One Room Schools blog. :oD Jill

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Addison Township #3, Churchville Schoolhouse

Located at 3N784 Church Road, a little ways north of Grand Ave., and actually owned by the city of Elmhurst, IL and managed by the Elmhurst Historical Museum.  This school operated from ca.1846 to 1953. The front porch is obviously an addition, as is the whole back section.  It is one of few remaining 1-room schools in Illinois still on its original site.  A history of the school can be found on the Elmhurst History Museum site.

Photos taken 10/17/17 at just about sunset.
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