IXL Schoolhouse - Perkins, OK - One-Room Schoolhouses on Waymarking.com

The IXL schoolhouse was originally located four miles west of Perkins off Highway 33. This is a one-story frame building, with a steeply pitched roof, currently covered with wood shingling. The front of the school has two identical entry doors. Windows are two-over-two single hung. Interior photos of the schoolhouse can be seen at the website shown below. The building is not open except by scheduling with the Plaza personnel (405-547-2777).

A bronze plaque located next to the entrance reads:

Built 1896
IXL SCHOOLHOUSE
NE/4 NE/4 Sec 5 Twp 17N Rge 2E
Payne County, Oklahoma
(2007 Oklahoma Centennial Seal)
is an official project of the
Oklahoma Centennial Commemoration
and was funded in part through a grant made
possible by the Oklahoma legislature and the
Payne County Bank

Original or Re-creation?: Re-located Original Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1896 Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no Address: 750 N. Main Street Perkins, OK US 74059 Web Address (if available): [Web Link] Year the school closed.: Not listed Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed

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