A Look Inside the Quaint One-Room Schoolhouses of Yesteryear

They are a part of American history that vanished with the march of progress.

These one-room schoolhouses were also used for other community activities as well – like town meetings and sometimes the buildings were also used for church services. The 1930s and 1940s was the last time that many of these schools were attended by children, though a few lingered on in rural areas where there weren’t enough families to warrant building a multi-grade school.

1890 schoolhouse, Fort Meyers, Florida. Via/ Flickr

Students ringing the school bell, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1938. Via/ Library of Congress

Schoolhouse being used for meeting of farmers, Adams County, North Dakota, 1942. Via/ Library of Congress

Schoolhouse in Ledyard, Connecticut, in 1940. Via/ Library of Congress

One-room schoolhouse in Albany County, New York, 1937. Via/ Library of Congress

Schoolhouse in 1922. Via/ Library of Congress

Temporary schoolhouse, New Mexico, 1936. Via/ Library of Congress

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