Adeline School #65

Baldwin/Palmyra
Douglas County

Adeline School #65

Baldwin/Palmyra
Douglas County

Address/descriptive location: NE4 33 - 14 - 21

Schools

Rural schoolhouse/residence, rectangle, one story, wood frame construction, gable roof. Hipped enclosed front entry, 1/1 windows, interior brick end chimney. Alterations -- brick veneer, asbestos shingles, modern windows and entrance door, semicircular vent covered, modern flue.

A school was recorded on this property as early as 1873. Despite a different location attributed by Daniels, The District #65 school was shown in this location in 1921. The building was constructed in 1911. School was discontinued in 1948; the building was sold and converted into a private residence.

Photo: Dale Nimz, Dec 1988
Daniels, Rural Schoolhouses (1975)
Atlas of Douglas County (1873)
Standard Atlas of Douglas County (1902, 1921)

Baldwin City Public Library

1911

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