Oak Grove School
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KyTravelers
N 36° 40.976 W 087° 26.659
16S E 460302 N 4059792
One-room schoolhouse built 1890
Waymark Code: WMRTWV
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2016
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When first opened, it served white children in first to eighth grades. In 1936 it became a school for black children until its closing in 1952.
November 1952 it was purchased by W.R. Summerhill, a descendant of one of the three original school trustees, and sat empty until it was donated to the city of Oak Grove in 2004.
An exceptional amount of documentation from the school has been maintained: teachers' record books, antique desks, chalkboard and stove.
Oak Grove School was relocated to War Memorial Park and restored in 2008. Those interested in touring the school should call 270-439-5675.
Original or Re-creation?: Re-located Original
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address:
103 Walter Garrett Lane
Oak Grove, Kentucky
42262
Web Address (if available): [Web Link]
Year the school first opened.: Not listed
Year the school closed.: Not listed
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed
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