Red School District No. 5 (1884-1951)
LOCATION: Otsego County Fairgrounds,
275 Fairview Rd, Gaylord, MI
The school was originally located on the northwest corner of
Old U-27 and
Parmater Road. In 1987, the school was moved to the Otsego
County Fairgrounds. The desks, lights,
and stove are original fixtures of the school.
I was told the bell in the tower is original to the school too.
Current Use: Museum
Big Lake
School (1905-1971)
LOCATION: 1737 Big Lake Road, Gaylord
Current Use: Chester
Township Hall
According to the Chester Township
website, the present township hall was acquired from Big Lake School in January of 1967. Since then, the building has been renovated
and an addition was built in 1997.
Oley Lake School
LOCATION: 5675 Oley Lake Road
Southeast corner of M-32 and Oley Lake Road
Current Use: Abandoned
I called Chester Township Hall to
confirm this was a school and former township hall.
Marquardt (District #3) School
LOCATION: 2985 Marquardt Road, Section 17 in Dover
Township
(northeast corner of Marquardt Road and Seymore Road)
Current Use: Dover Township Hall
Sparr (District #2) School (1905)
School & Plaque
LOCATION: 1018 Marquardt Road, Gaylord, Section 20 in
Dover Township
(northwest corner of Marquardt Road and Sparr Road)
This school may have been also known as the Wheeler School.
Current Use: Vacant (had been private residence)
Shaff (District #3) School
LOCATION: Northeast corner of Shaff Road and
Martindale Road, Section 1 in Elmira Township
Current Use: Privately Owned (it appears some remodeling work is
being done to this stone building)
Hallenius (District #2) School
LOCATION: Southeast Corner of Hallenius Road and M-32,
Section 35 in Elmira Township
This school may have been also known as Teeter School
Current Use: Private Residence
Murner School
LOCATION: Southwest corner of Murner Road and
Parameter Road, Section 19 in Livingston Twp
This school may have been also known as Poor Farm School.
Current Use: Church - Our Lady of the Snows Chapel
While driving through Otsego County, we noted the status on the
following one-room schools:
- Whitmarsh School in Dover Twp (Peanut Hill Rd between Whitmarsh &
Winnie Hill Rd) – GONE
- King School in Chester Township – a comment on this blog states
it was hit by a car in October 2013 and damaged beyond repair.
- Fox School in Elmira Township (Section 25, N Town Line Road) –
GONE
