S.S. No 15 - Knock School - Innisfil Township, Ontario, Canada
N 44° 18.270 W 079° 39.194
17T E 607422 N 4906575
This former one-room scoolhouse is located at the corner of Huronia Road and the 9th Concession in Innisfil Township.
Waymark Code: WM80PC
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/04/2010
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The building dates back to 1902, when it was commissioned as a one-room schoolhouse to accommodate children residing on nearby farms. It remained in use as a school until 1965. Next, the building became a hub for the Knock community for parties, card playing, quilting bees and more until the 1990s.
Gradually, the building started to deteriorate and the Town of Innisfil took over ownership.
In 2007 the former Knock School House got renovated and is now called the Knock School Heritage Site and is home to the Innisfil Historical Society.
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Historical Information
This school is built in 1902 by William Taylor of Allandale on the site of a log framed school in 1871 by Stephen Maneer. This is the only school site in Innisfil that is essentially unchanged from its original use. Knock School was purchased in mid 1960's from the School Board and became known as Knock Community Centre.
Attributes: One room brick building with full basement, rectangular design with a high pitched gable roof and a bell tower on top. the bell and bell tower are original to the building. The entrance/ cloakroom attached to the front has separate doors for "Boy" and "Girl" reflecting the practice at the time of the building's construction. additional original features include high ceiling, wood trim, wainscoting, hardwood floring, external trim and the position of the blackboard across the frontwith one on each side between middle and front windows.
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