District 121 Schmuhl School - New Lenox, IL
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cldisme
N 41° 30.704 W 087° 55.580
16T E 422699 N 4595980
A one-room school house built in 1933 and used until 1996. Now relocated and preserved to provide a historical representation of early 20th Century education.
Waymark Code: WM3YZ4
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2008
Views: 34
Built in 1933 on the southeast corner of Schoolhouse Road and US Route 30, this brick building was constructed to replace the original one-room schoolhouse
The schoolhouse continued to serve in its educational capacity until 1996 - mostly as a Kindergarten classroom. The school district deemed the property as surplus and wanted to sell for commerical development along the busy US Route 30 highway.
In 1999, the New Lenox Area Historical Society and the Forest Preserve District of Will County worked together to move the builing across the street into the Hickory Creek Preserve. The New Lenox Area Historical Society is in the process of rehabilitating the schoolhouse to reflect its original 1932 design.
Address:
NE corner of Schoolhouse Road and US Route 30
New Lenox, IL USA
60451
Web Site: [Web Link]
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