Randall School - Okemos, MI
N 42° 43.798 W 084° 24.902
16T E 711622 N 4734069
The Randall School is a one-room schoolhouse that has been relocated to Meridian Historical Village in Okemos, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM16TWG
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2022
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The Randall Schoolhouse is located in the Meridian Historical Village at 5151 Marsh Rd, Okemos, MI 48864. It is available for
school tours and over 2700 students per year visit the historical village.
The Randall Schoolhouse, a one-room rural schoolhouse, was originally located in Conway Township, north of Fowlerville, Michigan. The Randall School was built in 1883, at a cost of $853.45, to serve grades first through eighth living in parts of Conway and Handy Townships in Livingston County. The school was continuously used until 1975, and then was used to store farm items (including corn) until the 1980’s when it was slated for demolition. The Friends (of Meridian Village) rescued the building and relocated it to the Village in 1987, where it is currently used to educate students about education in the 19th century. -
Randall Schoolhouse
An excerpt from the historical marker at the school:
"The Randall School was built in the typical style of a rural one-room school in the 1800s. Built north of Fowlerville in 1883, the school served farm children in Conway and Hardy Townships from first through eighth grades.
The school, used until 1975, was slated to be torn down. The Friends of Historic Meridian rescued the building in 1987 and moved it on a flat bed truck along Grand River Avenue to Central Park. The school continues to be used to educate students about life in the 1800s."