Charter Oak Schoolhouse
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The Charter Oak Schoolhouse is a historic redbrick octagonal-shaped school building in Schuline
, Illinois
, on the Evansville/Schuline Road between Schuline and Walsh
. Built it 1873, it served as a public primary school until 1954 when it was closed and its students were sent to a newer central school. After years of neglect, it was bought by the Randolph County Historical Society, which restored it and now maintains it. On October 11, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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Schuline, Illinois
Schuline is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Schuline is southwest of Sparta....
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, on the Evansville/Schuline Road between Schuline and Walsh
Walsh, Illinois
Walsh is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. Walsh is east of Evansville. Walsh has a post office with ZIP code 62297....
. Built it 1873, it served as a public primary school until 1954 when it was closed and its students were sent to a newer central school. After years of neglect, it was bought by the Randolph County Historical Society, which restored it and now maintains it. On October 11, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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