VAN BUREN COUNTY

West Brick School District No. 6 (1871-1960)

West Brick School and Plaque

LOCATION:  Corner of CR 378 (aka 30^th Ave) and 69^th Street in Bangor Township

Current Use:  The West Brick School Alumni (a non-profit group) is working to preserve this school.  This is a labor of love and donations are always appreciated.  Thank you to Catherine Green (President of the Alumni Group) for sharing information about this school.  When completed, the renovated school will be used as a community center/museum.

Wood School #6 (1869 to Present Day)

LOCATION:  Northwest corner of 66^th Street and CR 378 (aka 30^th Ave) in Bangor Township

The approximate address for this school is 29884 66^th St or 66029 30^th Ave depending on which street you use to enter the school grounds.   When I Googled “Wood School, Bangor Township Michigan” the search results showed the Wood School address as 35594 66^th St, Bangor.  This incorrect address is about 1.5 miles south of its true location. 

This is one of a handful of still active one-room schools in Michigan.  I have been told by several different sources that there is a waiting list to attend this school.

Current Use:  Active One-Room School

Evergreen District No 7 School (early 1860’s - ?)

Evergreen School and Bell Tower

LOCATION:  Bloomingdale Depot Museum, 108 Van Buren St, Bloomingdale

The Evergreen School was originally located at the intersection of CR 380 and 44th Street in Section 31 of Bloomingdale Township.  In 2012, the Bloomingdale Area Historical Association had the school moved to the Village of Bloomingdale on the Depot Museum property (school is on Spring Street off Van Buren Street).   Like any project, the completion of this restoration is dependent upon available funding.

Current Use:  The local historical society has plans to create a historic village which will include the school.

Ackley (#7f) School (?? – 1997)

LOCATION:  Corner of CR-380 (aka 28^th St) and CR-681 (aka 58^th St) in Geneva Township

Approximate address is 20100 CR-681.

Current Use:  Private Residence

Geneva Center (#6f) School

LOCATION:  Northwest corner of CR-384 (12^th St) and 64^th St in Geneva Township

Current Use:  Private Property

Jericho School (1882-1895)

LOCATION:  Intersection of CR-380 (aka 28^th St) and M-43 in Geneva Township

Current Use:  Party Store

Riverside District No 8 School of Geneva (1903)

 Riverside School and Plaque

LOCATION:  11900 68^th St in Geneva Township

Northwest corner of CR-384 (aka 12^th St) and 68^th St

Current Use:  Privately Owned

MACKINAC COUNTY

Military Post Schoolhouse (1879)

LOCATION:  Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island

An entrance fee to the Fort is required to see the schoolhouse
Current Use:  Museum

                                                                                                   

Old Brevort School

LOCATION:  N4415 Schoolhouse Rd (formerly Ozark Road), Moran Township
(just off US-2, near Brevort)
Current Use:  Business - the sign says the last use was the Keg 'n Anvil Gallery

If anyone has information on this school, please leave a comment following this post.

Ozark School (1922-1938)

LOCATION:  W3695 Lovegrove Rd, Moran

(Southeast of Trout Lake at the corner of M-123 and Lovegrove Rd in Moran Township)

Current Use:   Museum.

Pines (Bois Blanc District #1) School (1936)

LOCATION: According to the Internet, the address is 100 Sioux Avenue, Pointe Aux Pins in Section 31, Bois Blanc Township on Bois Blanc Island

The school is on the main road that goes through this little town (the rather sketchy island map shows a name change from Lime Kiln Point Road to Bob-Lo Road somewhere in this area). The school is located at the corner of Comanche Avenue and the main road.

At one time, there were as many as five schoolhouses on Bois Blanc Island. Today, the Pines School is the only remaining school on the island.

Current Use: Active (K-8 grades) - it is one of only 20 actively operating one-room schools in the Michigan.  .

KALKASKA COUNTY

Crawford(Excelsior District No. 1)  School (built 1875)

LOCATION:  5521 M-72 NE, Kalkaska

(about 8 miles east of Kalkaska on M-72)

Current Use:  School for K-8 grades

This school is one of only 20 actively operating one-room schools in Michigan.  

Masten School

LOCATION:  On Valley Road just east of Kellogg Rd, Rapid City

(Southeast of Rapid City in Clearwater Township)

Current Use:  Private Residence

Banner Hill (aka Palmer) School

LOCATION:  Southwest corner of Golden Rd and M-72 in Kalkaska Twp

Current Use:  Private Residence