Duette Elementary - Duette, FL - One-Room Schoolhouses on Waymarking.com

Located on 10 - 12 beautiful acres half-way between Parrish and Wauchula on SR 62 in Manatee County, Duette Elementary is Florida's last operating one-room school. Duette School actually has 5 rooms but all the elementary students are in one room and taught by one teacher. The building was erected on this site in 1930 and 3 schools were consolidated at that time. In the early years Duette School was K-12. Duette School was a "strawberry school". The school year began in May and ended in December. Children were needed to help pick strawberries. Up to 5 generations of a family have attended here.

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Original or Re-creation?: Original Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1930 Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: yes Address: 40755 SR 62 Duette, FL USA 34219 Web Address (if available): [Web Link] Year the school closed.: Not listed Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed

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