LOCATION: Southeast corner of M-40 and 128th Avenue Heath
Township
Current Use:
Privately Owned
LOCATION: Southwest corner of 130th Avenue 26th Street Monterey Township
Current Use: This
two-story brick school is now privately owned/residence
LOCATION: Southeast corner of 38th Street 136th Avenue Heath Township
Current Use:
Privately Owned - Demolished Fall of 2016
Hoyer (aka Oakview) District No. 6 School (1899)
LOCATION: Northeast corner of 130th Avenue 34th Street Monterey
Township
Current Use:
Privately Owned
Jewitt (aka Brownell) School District No. 5 (1918)
LOCATION: Allegan
County Fairgrounds, 150 Douglas Street Allegan Township
Current Use: Museum -
part of the John Pahl
Historical Village
at the County Fairgrounds Historical Village
Refer to my Blog Post on the John Pahl Historical Village
Allegan County Fair - John Pahl Historical Village
Allegan County Fair - John Pahl Historical Village
Peachtree School in Ganges Twp & Sign
LOCATION: 6292
124th Ave (aka M-89), Fennville, in Section 2, Ganges Township
At the southeast corner of 124th & 63rd
Streets
Current Use: Peachbelt
Studio Gallery
Current Use: Private Residence
Brown School
LOCATION: 180 46th Street in Section 32, Cheshire Township
(southeast corner of 46th Street and 102nd Avenue)
Current Use: Private Residence
Wildwood School
LOCATION: Corner of 103rd Avenue and 54th Street in Section 27, Lee Township
Current Use: Unknown - good condition with rusty swingset on property
Monterey Center (District No. 2) School (1874)
LOCATION: 2971 30th Street (aproximate address) in Section 21, Monterey Township
(west side of road - a little south of 130th Street, Monterey Center)
Current Use: Private Residence
Pickle Street School
LOCATION: 2991 134th Avenue (approximate address) in Section 10, Monterey Township
(on the south side of the road just east of 30th Street)
Current Use: Art Studio
South Monterey (District No. 1) School (1867)
LOCATION: 2646 30th Street in Section 33, Monterey Township
(southwest corner of 30th Street and 127th Avenue - about 8/10's mile south of A-42)
Current Use: Private Residence
Foster School (1888)
LOCATION: Southeast corner of 32nd Street and M-40 in Section 20, Trowbridge Township
(north of 104th Avenue)
Current Use: Private Residence - center section is the brick building
Crow (District #4) School (1869-1904)
LOCATION: Southwest corner of 102nd Avenue
and 62nd Street in Section 35, Casco Township
Current Use: Abandoned
Ferris (District #4) School
LOCATION: 624 46th Street (north of 106th
Avenue) in Section 18, Cheshire Township
Current Use: Privately Owned/Residence
Jones (District 2f) School
LOCATION: 1697 146th Avenue in Section 3,
Dorr Township
(northeast corner of 146th Avenue and 17th
Street)
Current Use: Privately Owned/Residence
Orr (District #7) School
LOCATION: Corner of 113th Avenue and 62nd
Street in Section 35, Ganges Township
Current Use: Privately Owned/Residence
Reid (District #5) School
LOCATION: Corner of 119th Avenue and 64th
Street in Section 13, Ganges Township
Current Use: Township Hall
Dunningville (District #1) School (1888)
LOCATION: Corner of M-40 and 126th Street
in Section 27, Heath Township
Current Use: Privately Owned
Lemon (aka Hillcrest District #2) School (1892)
School and Plaque
LOCATION: Northeast corner of 126th Avenue
and 38th Street in Section 25, Heath Township
Current Use: Privately Owned/Residence
Plainview (District #9) School
LOCATION: Northeast corner of 142nd Avenue
and 26th Street in Section 13, Salem Township
Current Use: Privately Owned/Residence
Status of other one-room schools in Allegan County:
Lindsley School (Cheshire Township) - GONE (torn down many years age - per guest comment)
Sycamore (District #2) School in Dorr Township - DEMOLISHED (per guest comment)
Status of other one-room schools in Allegan County:
Lindsley School (Cheshire Township) - GONE (torn down many years age - per guest comment)
Sycamore (District #2) School in Dorr Township - DEMOLISHED (per guest comment)
The building you have listed as the Monterey center school is actually the old Township hall. The school is across the road. Also the Fraser school was demolished in the fall of 2016
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing this information ... I have updated the Allegan County post to reflect your comments. I appreciate hearing from people who are familiar with the area/schools and are willing to share information that will help keep my blog accurate and updated as possible.
DeleteWhy did they tear down the frazee school? Picture looked fine.
DeleteThe photo of the Lindsley school is actually the township hall that is on the same property. Lindsley school was torn down many years ago. Also, the Moon school that was on the corner of 38th and 102nd is part of the Cheshire Hills Golf Course clubhouse.
ReplyDeleteI have photos of a one-room school on Port Creek Road, Ash Township, Carleton, MI near the Flat Rock Speedway. It was for sale recently, and may soon be torn down. I took photos last night. It is brick, has a full basement (which is crumbling from the inside), has a complete window-wall on the back side overlooking woods and fields, and has two outhouses still in place. I would like to post my photos, but don't know how :-).
ReplyDeleteThe school that you identified as the Monterey Center School is indeed the Monterey Center school and not the township hall that Trainer Bocaj stated
ReplyDeleteThe school ID'ed as Plainview or Twin Maples school is Plainview school but Twin Maples was one name for the Diamond Springs school along with Wakeman. Plainview school's alternitive names were Winchester and Chestog.
ReplyDeleteI can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business.
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Just a comment - The picture of Sycamore School is incorrect. That is a picture of the house that sat on the west side of the school. The school was demolished and replaced by a modern elementary school that is presently in use.
ReplyDeleteI went to the Oak GRove school near Grand Junction, Mi.in the 1950's. Our school teacher was Miss Milbarker (spelling?) I was at the school about 5 years ago, very difficult to find being overgrown and sadly the school was in such disrepair almost unrecognizable. If anyone has pictures of the school while in operation please let me know.
ReplyDeletei attended 3rd grade at Plainview school. i am now 61 yrs. the teacher was Mrs Mays. wonderful woman. she made me stay at bat for about 20 strikes until i finally hit the ball so hard we all had to go look for it. she was the catalyst that made my parents get me eyeglasses. she taught grades 1-6. i learned Daltons atomic theory (6th grade lessons) as a 3rd grader. back then the school house was white with no garage and a corn field to the east with plenty of room to lose softballs. we did find it after a short search
ReplyDeleteI love seeing this message. We are the current owners of the Plainview schoolhouse. It’s been in our family since the mid 80s and has been our pleasure to own it and try to update it for modern use. My parents have put many years of love into this schoolhouse.
DeleteI love when people are able to say “we went to your school” and have wonderful stories to tell. Thank you for this.
You are right, prior to us owning it, it was white and no garage/addition. Those are changes made by us. We reverted it back to red because we found evidence that when originally built it was red and it was painted white in the early 1900s. We were also gifted back the original bell that belonged in the bell tower after it was stolen and vandalized. It was pretty awesome getting that hung back in the bell tower.