Spring House School - North Bend, OH
N 39° 07.422 W 084° 47.496
16S E 690905 N 4332826
The Springhouse School dates back to the 1800's and was both a Springhouse and a school, and later a dairy barn. It is now restored, and moved to the Shawnee Lookout Park near Cleves, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WM76N1
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2009
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Copied from the sign at Shawnee Lookout Park:
"SpringHouse School
This unique two-story springhouse, dating back to the early 1800's served two very different functions. The lower level, built near a spring, was used as a watering room for both man and beast, and because it remained cool throughout the year, was used as storage for crocks of milk. The upper level of this structure served as a schoolhouse for many years (well into the middle 1800's). In, 1870, the owner of the farm land on which the springhouse stood started a dairy farm. He built a large barn over the springhouse, unknowingly preserving it for future generations. The springhouse remained hidden away in the dairy barn until it was moved and restored by the Park District in 1975."
Additional information gleaned from other research: The Springhouse originally stood at Fort Finney, where Cincinnati Gas & Electric now has a power plant. Historians indicate that in 1786, the Shawnee Indians signed the first treaty with the whites, known as the "Treaty of Fort Finney", inside this dwelling. A full size color photo of the treaty is hanging in the stone springhouse today, courtesy of the US Bureau fo Archives.
Additional information and photos can be enjoyed at this website:
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