ONLY - Public School Privately Owned - Hermann, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 42.266 W 091° 26.132
15S E 636035 N 4285139
At the time, Only privately owned Public School in Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM12EGM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2020
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County of Marker: Gasconade County
Location of Marker: 5th St. & Schiller St., Hermann
Marker Erected by: Historic Hermann, Inc.
Marker Text:
GERMAN SCHOOL
BUILT 1871
Incorporated in 1849 by the State Legislature, The German School had classes conducted in both the German and English languages.
This structure was the only privately owned public school building in the state when it was deeded to the Historic Hermann, Inc. in 1955, to be preserved and used for cultural and civic purposes.