Butler #2 Schoolhouse - Walnut Grove Pioneer Village - Long Grove, IA
N 41° 43.633 W 090° 31.911
15T E 705284 N 4622434
This Walnut Grove schoolhouse was original to the site on which it stands.
Waymark Code: WMRN9B
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2016
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This Walnut Grove schoolhouse was original to the site on which it stands. Originally known as Butler #2 School, this white frame building was built in the 1870’s. Prior to that, children attended school in a log cabin. Classes were held here until 1968 when the Conservation Board purchased the building. It is now used as a museum to show today’s youth what education was like in bygone years and to take older folks on a trip down Memory Lane. Five of the desks on display are original to the school while the rest were donated.
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Year the school first opened.: 09/01/1870
Year the school closed.: 06/01/1968
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address: 18817 290th Street Long Grove, IA USA 52756
Web Address (if available): [Web Link]
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: yes
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