Briles Schoolhouse - Peoria Township, KS
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N 38° 37.395 W 095° 08.215
15S E 313973 N 4277135
Briles School, built in 1868, served until 1960 and is now the Community Center - in Peoria Township, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM143BX
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Built in 1868 and closed in 1960, this historic one-room schoolhouse is now a community center. The building was moved about a hundred feet (necessitated when Highway 68 was widened in 1980) and restored at that time.
Original or Re-creation?: Original

Year the school first opened.: 08/01/1868

Year the school closed.: 06/01/1960

Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no

Address:
3305 Texas Rd
Ottawa, KS United States
66067

Web Address (if available): [Web Link]

Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
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