Silver Creek School - Helena, MT
Posted by: T0SHEA
N 46° 39.613 W 112° 00.508
12T E 422846 N 5167900
Just east of I-15 and now at the northern edge of Helena, the "Little Red Schoolhouse", as it has come to be known, is looking as good as it would have over a century ago.
Waymark Code: WMWJ6P
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/10/2017
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When entered in the National Register in 1980 the one room brick schoolhouse had not been cared for in 40 years and was in a state of disrepair, even missing its belfry. Since that time it has been restored, repainted, reroofed, even the belfry has been replaced. As well, the two original entrances into the boys' and girls' cloak rooms have been reinstalled as they were originally, though the centre entrance between the two has been left in place.
As was the case with essentially all rural schools, the Little Red Schoolhouse served the surrounding communities as not only their school, but served as meeting hall, dance hall, picnic center and more. After the school closed in 1920 it continued in use as a meeting hall for a number of years, even being used as a meeting place by new churches prior to construction of a church.
Street address: 1500 Block Sierra Road Helena, MT United States 59061
County / Borough / Parish: Lewis and Clark
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Education, Social History
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Education - School
Current function: Not certain, possibly now a Community Hall
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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