Schoolhouse No. 1, Butler, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 40° 51.664 W 079° 53.573
17T E 593306 N 4523924
A simple, red brick building, Schoolhouse No. 1 was the first public school built in Butler, a direct result of Pennsylvania’s Public School Act of 1836. The school was used until 1874.
Waymark Code: WM1YM8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Although rare in cities the size of Butler, one-room schoolhouses once dotted the Pennsylvania landscape. Just about every township, borough and city, no matter how small, sported its own school. Many of these were one-room schoolhouses. Consolidation of school districts across the state in 1968 cut the number of districts from over 2,000 to 742, making the one-room schoolhouse a relic of the past. The Butler County Historical Society is currently working to restore this particular relic of the past.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Butler Historic District

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Address:
200 East Jefferson Street Butler, PA

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