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Lone_Star_School,_District_64 Latitude and Longitude:

38°31′25″N 99°13′18″W / 38.52349°N 99.22174°W / 38.52349; -99.22174
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Lone Star School, District 64
Lone Star School, District 64 is located in Kansas
Lone Star School, District 64
Nearest city Bison, Kansas
Coordinates 38°31′25″N 99°13′18″W / 38.52349°N 99.22174°W / 38.52349; -99.22174
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1879
Built byMertz, Henry; Rogers, Henry
Architectural style1-story gable schoolhouse
MPSPublic Schools of Kansas MPS
NRHP reference  No. 08001352 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2009

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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Lone Star School, District 64". Kansas State Historical Society.

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