The mission of the Clermont Historical Society (C.H.S.) in Clermont, FL, is to preserve, maintain and share the history of the pioneering families of South Lake County, especially the city of Clermont. Th society covers the period from the late eighteen hundreds to the end of World War II. The C.H.S. continues to uphold the dreams of the original members to have a Historic Village where people of all ages, especially young students, can learn about the lifestyle of times gone by.
The Herring Hooks Schoolhouse, the most recent addition to the Village, was dedicated on April 13, 2013. The one-room schoolhouse is a replica of the original 1881 Herring Hooks one room schoolhouse. When it was first built, the original Herring Hooks Schoolhouse was used as a hunting lodge once known as the Herring Hooks Hunting Lodge, and was located on the east side of U.S. 27, north of S.R. 50 near Jack’s Lake. Once it was converted into a schoolhouse, Mrs. Thomas J. Hooks, who was the first teacher, taught there.
Dunningville is a populated place located within the Township of Heath, a minor civil division (MCD) of Allegan County, Michigan. Dunningville was a lumber town. Andrew Whistler built the first sawmill in the area in 1855. It was operated by David Dunning after whom the village was named. Built in 1888, the Dunningville School is located at the corner of M-40 and 126th Street in Section 27, Heath Township, Allegan County, Michigan. Its current use: is as a privately owned residence.
Walnut Green School, also known as District School Number 25, is a historic one-room school building located at the junction of Delaware Route 82 and Owl’s Nest Rd., near Greenville, New Castle County, Delaware. The present building was probably built 1830 to 1840, but perhaps as early as 1780-1800. The school was founded in 1808 and in 1924 was said to be the oldest schoolhouse in the state. It is a one-story, five-bay, rectangular, gambrel-roofed, white-stuccoed stone building in the Colonial Revival style. The school building dates to the late-18th century, but was expanded and remodeled in 1918 to 1924. The school closed in 1947, because parents wanted their children to go to the AI duPont school district. Walnut Green School was listed with the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1994.
Reid (District #5) School is located at the corner of 119th Avenue and 64th Street in Section 13, Ganges Township, Allegan County, Michigan. Its current use is as the Ganges Township Hall. Ganges Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the state of Michigan. The population was 2,574 at the 2020 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.7 square miles, of which 32.0 square miles is land and 0.66 square miles, or 1.95%, is water. Ganges Township was established in 1847. Esther was the name of a post office here from 1894 until 1901. There are no incorporated villages within the township, but several unincorporated communities.
The Clinton Village Historic District encompasses the historic portion of the town center of Clinton, Connecticut. It is roughly linear and extends along East Main Street (United States Route 1) from the Indian River in the west to Old Post Road (Connecticut Route 145) in the east. The area represents a well-preserved mid-19th century town center, with architecture dating from the late 17th to mid-20th centuries. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
The area that is now Clinton was settled in 1663, and was incorporated in 1838, separating from Killingworth. Liberty Green, a small triangular park at the junction of East Main and Liberty Streets, is a surviving remnant of the community’s town common and militia training ground. Land for a meeting house and cemetery were also laid out at an early date, now located on Church Street at the western end of the district. This area would serve as the town center of Killingworth (incorporated 1667) until the two towns separated. The town grew as a modest coastal community, serving local farmers and passing travelers on the Boston Post Road (now US 1), then the major road through the region. In the 1840s, Liberty Green was transformed into a park. Economic development of the town center shifted westward across the Indian River in the late 19th century, because the railroad station was located there, leaving the eastern portion of the town with a more distinctively mid-19th century character.
The district comprises 154 buildings, objects, sites, and structures that contribute to the historical and architectural significance of the area. Most of these are arrayed along East Main Street, with major spurs along Liberty Street to the north and Waterside Lane to the south. The oldest house, known as The Arsenal, stands on Waterside Lane and is believed to date to 1675. The most common architectural style in the village’s many houses is the Greek Revival, with features such as corner pilasters and entablatures sometimes applied to older buildings, as well as being found on period buildings of the 1830s and 1840s.
One of the historic buildings and structures located in the district is The Academy, a yellow historic building directly across the street from the Clinton Town Hall, between the Clinton First Church of Christ and Pierson School. The Academy Hall building in Clinton was built in 1801 by twenty men of the town for use as a school to prepare local students for college. The teacher lived upstairs and taught in classrooms downstairs. The Academy later passed to town ownership and continued as a school and was used for a time for town meetings. The building was remodeled in the Italianate style later in the nineteenth century. Later leased to the local Grange, the Academy is now used by the Clinton Parks and Recreation Department and is home to the Kidz Konnection Shoreline Theater Academy.
Orr (District #7) School (a.k.a. Fruitland School)
113th Avenue and 62nd Street
Fennville, MI 49408
Orr (District #7) School, also known as Fruitland School, is located on the northwest corner of 113th Avenue and 62nd St., in Section 35, Ganges Township, Allegan County, Michigan. Formerly a building where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge took place, its current use is as a privately owned residence.
Centennial Village Museum in Island Grove Regional Park
1475 A St.
Greeley, CO 80631
Centennial Village Museum is a living history experience that features over 35 architecturally unique historical buildings, costumed interpreters, heritage farm animals, and 8-acres of beautifully landscaped grounds with tours and demonstrations on pioneer life. Visitors step back in time and learn about the settling of the western high plains, a time when grand houses, growing businesses, extensive prairies, and agriculture were all a part of daily life. Opened during the nation’s bicentennial in 1976, Centennial Village Museum preserves and interprets American western heritage in the Colorado high plains region. Some of Weld County’s oldest structures are located in this museum. Centennial Village boasts several annual special events when visitors to the museum can explore, learn and participate in the past, along with group tours, field trips, festivals, and other programs available.
Centennial Village Museum also features heritage farm animals, beautifully landscaped grounds, and interactive experiences from the one-room school Lone Valley School built at Rago, Colorado, in 1922, to military demonstrations on horseback. From the utopian ideals of Nathan Meeker to the sugar industry of the early 20th century, people from all over the world have come to live and work in the garden spot of Colorado. Centennial Village showcases their history. Visitors can experience the daily lives and challenges of folks who settled Northeastern Colorado, often bringing their culture and traditions with them, discover how Kate Slaughterback became “Rattlesnake Kate,” see the real-working blacksmith forge and print shop, learn how pioneers made rope and cooked their meals, and tour the original Weld County Courthouse. This living history museum has lush gardens and paved walking paths providing a look at local life from the 1870s through early 1930s and showing how early pioneers lived on the high-plains region of Colorado, especially focused on their agricultural heritage.
Jones (District 2f) School is located at 1697 146th Avenue on the northeast corner of 146th Avenue and 17th Street, in Section 3, Dorr Township, Allegan County, MI. Its current use is as a privately owned residence.
If one walks across the Swinging Bridge from Centennial Park in the heart of Arroyo Grande, CA, to Heritage Square Park, the first building encountered is the Santa Manuela Schoolhouse. The Santa Manuela Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse, was built in 1901 on the property of Joseph Jatta which is now under the water of Lake Lopez. It operated as a school until 1957, when it was moved to a different location due to the construction of the dam that created Lopez Lake Reservoir, and it was then moved again in 1999 to its present location on Short Street at the South end of the Swinging Bridge.
Today this one-room schoolhouse is a hands-on museum for exploration restored to its original condition with students’ chairs, historical books, maps, blackboards and photographs, and managed by the South County Historical Society. One source describes it as “a lovingly preserved and charming evocation of the kind of education that mattered most to 19th century farmers.” The Schoolhouse is located at 127 Short Street in Arroyo Grande and open Saturdays from 12 to 3 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and is free of charge. Just behind the Schoolhouse is the “Barn,”, the South County Historical Society’s Museum Annex which houses a variety of historical vehicles, printing presses and other interesting exhibits.
Ferris (District #4) School is located at 624 46th Street, north of 106th Avenue, on the east side of 46th St., in Section 18, Cheshire Township, Allegan County, Michigan. Built in 1900, its current use is as a privately owned residence. The 875 square foot single family home is a one bedroom, one bathroom property.
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