East Waterford School - Waterford Township, IL
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N 40° 20.990 W 090° 06.948
15T E 744950 N 4470579
The schoolhouse is situated within the Dickson Mounds Museum grounds, overlooking the Emiquon U.S. National Refuge.
Waymark Code: WMWQZR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2017
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Near Lewiston, within the grounds of the Dickson Mounds Museum, is this one room schoolhouse that once was the East Waterford School.
The building is situated on a rise above the intersection of Dickson Mounds Road and East Prairie Road and is about on level with the museum building. Parking is available within the museum grounds, which is state property.
The building is a smallish red building with a small addition and a shingled, peaked roof.
The nomination form to list this site in the National Register of Historic Places has an extensive account of the building. The summary statement is here:
"The East Waterford School is a small, one-story, front-gabled, brick-veneered frame building. The building's plan is a traditional one-room
schoolhouse with main block, which is nearly square and houses the single classroom, and a small entrance vestibule centered on the east side of the main block. The vestibule wing contains a cloakroom and a basement stairhall. Although the building reflects vernacular design, it is not lacking in decorative detail. Rock-faced bricks are used for the water table and around the door and window openings. Additionally,
the original window and door openings on the main floor are arched."
The main part is 28ft x 30 ft and the vestibule is 10 ft x 12 ft.
The school was built in 1907 and replaced an earlier structure.
Other Source:
Illinoisancestors.org (Fulton Count Schools/East Waterford School):
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