LAKE COUNTY

Irons School (circa 1900)

Irons School - Exterior and Interior

LOCATION:  Martin Johnson Heritage Museum in Eden Township

On the northeast corner at the entrance to Skinner Park (5090 10 ½ Mile Road, Irons, Michigan)

The school was donated to the Museum by Joanne and Sonny Sicilliano

If you have any information regarding this school, please leave a message in the COMMENTS section following this post.

Big Bass Lake School

LOCATION: 8906 W 6 Mile Road, Irons in Sauble Township

Current Use: Sauble Township Hall

Sauble School (1910-??)

LOCATION: North of 1820 Hamilton Road,

School is located on the east side of the road about 4 miles north of the Mason/Lake County Line. This is a six-sided cement block building.

Current Use: Vacant

ROSCOMMON COUNTY

Log Schoolhouse (1876)

LOCATION:  1701 W Houghton Lake Drive, Houghton Lake

Current Use:  Museum – part of the Historic Village operated by the Houghton Lake Historical Society

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.  .

HOUGHTON COUNTY

Thank you,  Lynette Webber (NPS Calumet Visitor Center) for all your help in locating one-room schools in the greater Keweenaw Peninsula vicinity.  I am looking forward to a return visit to this area and hunting the rest of them down!

Also, I wish to extend my thanks to LuAnn Hayrynen of Houghton County Equalization Department for her assistance in confirming and identifying some of the one-room schools.  

Paradise School (circa 1890)

LOCATION: 42989 Paradise Road, Chassel

From US-41 north of Chassel turn west onto Massie Road for about 2 miles to Paradise Road. The school is on the southwest corner of Paradise Road (aka C-102) and Upper Massie Road.

Current Use: Vacant

Pike River School (1910-193)

LOCATION: 39487 Pike River Road, near Chassel

From US-41 in Chassel, turn west on 5^th Street – which becomes Chassel-Painesdale Road (aka C-540) and go for about 2 miles to Paradise Road. Turn south on Paradise Road for 2-3 miles. The school will be on the west side of the road at the intersection of Lower Pike Road and Pike River Road.

Current Use: Vacant

Liminga School (1911-1958)

LOCATION:  14010 Liminga Rd, Atlantic Mine (Houghton)

From Houghton go north on Canal Road to Liminga Road - turn west for about 2.5 miles – the school is on the north side of the road
Current Use:  Stanton Township Hall

Unknown School

LOCATION:  9966 East Lake 13 Road (about 2-3 miles south of Sidnaw)

According to locals, they had family who attended school here at this log structure. Perhaps it was used as a temporary school because records at the Houghton County Assessor's Office indicate it has always been a private residence.   

Current Use:  Private Residence
If you know anything about this building being used as a school, please leave a comment following this post.

Vandenplas-Bennett School (1923)

LOCATION:  9870 East Lake 13 Road, Sidnaw

According to Houghton County Assessing Records, this one-room school was built using the lumber of the second school in Sidnaw which was built in 1898-99.
Current Use:  Private Residence

Salo School (1905-1945)

LOCATION: 54351 N Salo Road, Hancock

From Hancock, take US-41 to Lake Anne Road (aka H-15) which turns into Salo Road. The school is on the left side of the road between Mattson Road and H-14 near Lily Creek.
Current Use:  Privately Owned

Jacobsville School

LOCATION: 27260 East Red Rock Road, Jacobsville

8 Grade School

Current Use: Community Heritage Center

Sarazin School

LOCATION: 47452 North Bootjack Road in Torch Lake Township

Current Use: Privately Owned

While we were photographing the school, a woman stopped by and said her family (I believe an uncle) owned the school. She provided the name “Sarazin” but did not know much more than that.

Onnela School (1910-1942)

LOCATION: 14371 Coles Creek Road, Atlantic Mine in Stanton Township

Current Use: Privately Owned – perhaps storage building

McKinley School (1904-1930's)

 

LOCATION: Houghton County Historical Museum, 53150 M-26, Lake Linden

Current Use: Building was dismantled in 1964 but the school bell was donated to (and is on display) at the Houghton County Historical Museum Complex in Lake Linden   

Trap Rock Valley School (1914-1940)

LOCATION:   Houghton County Historical Museum, 53150 M-26, Lake Linden

Current Use:  Museum - part of the Houghton County Historical Museum Complex in Lake Linden.

For more photos and information refer to my blog on  Houghton Historical Museum  by clicking on the following link:
Denice's Houghton County Historical Museum Blog Post