Walnut Grove School (Osage, Iowa)


Walnut Grove School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3272 Foothill Ave.
Nearest city	Osage, Iowa
Coordinates	43°14′16″N 92°55′10″W / 43.23778°N 92.91944°W / 43.23778; -92.91944Coordinates: 43°14′16″N 92°55′10″W / 43.23778°N 92.91944°W / 43.23778; -92.91944
Built	1873
NRHP Reference #	02001028^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 2002

Walnut Grove School is a historic one-room schoolhouse located southwest of Osage in rural Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. It was in operation from 1857 to 1946, and it educated anywhere from five to thirty-three student at a time.^[2] The frame structure built on a limestone foundation was constructed in 1873 on the same site as the building it replaced. A bell tower with a cast iron bell is located on the gable roof above the main entrance. Its property is on the edge of a timber along Rock Creek. In 1911 there were 88 one-room school houses in Mitchell County. This is the only one that is unaltered and in its original location.^[2] The area was settled by Norwegian pioneers in 1853. They named their small town Meroa, which has been reduced to his old schoolhouse, a Lutheran church, a cemetery, and a few houses. The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Jaceil Gisleson. "Walnut Grove School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-17. with eight photos from 2002

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National Register of Historic Places in Mitchell County, Iowa

Carpenter	Nels Severson Barn

Mitchell	Mitchell Powerhouse and Dam

Osage	Cedar Valley Seminary Nathaniel Cobb and Lucetia Baily Deering House Mitchell County Courthouse Osage Commercial Historic District Walnut Grove School

St. Ansgar	First Lutheran Church Otranto Bridge

Stacyville	Union Presbyterian Church

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mitchell County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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