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The Lone Star School, District 64 is a one-room schoolhouse in Rush County, Kansas, United States, near Bison, Kansas which was built in 1879.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
Builders included stonemason Henry Mertz and carpenter Henry Rogers. From 1879 until 1890 it served as a Methodist Episcopal Church on weekends, and a school on weekdays. It continued to serve as a school until 1947.[2]
A shed and an outhouse are contributing structures.[2]
The Kansas State Historical Society describes its importance "for its associations with early public education in Kansas and for its architectural significance as a good example of an early vernacular one-room schoolhouse."[3]
It is located in a rural area on Avenue M, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) west of Bison.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Dolores Romeiser; Diane Bott; Rick Anderson (2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lone Star School, District 64 / 165-0000-0027". National Park Service. Retrieved January 12, 2022. Does not include eight photos from 2008which accompanied the nomination.
- ^ "Lone Star School, District 64". Kansas State Historical Society.
External links
- Media related to Lone Star School (Rush County, Kansas) at Wikimedia Commons