District No. 48 School (Franklin Township, Minnesota)

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District No. 48 School

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District No. 48 School from the northwest
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Location U.S. Route 12, Franklin Township, Minnesota
Nearest city Delano, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°3′52.3″N93°49′31.7″W / 45.064528°N 93.825472°W / 45.064528; -93.825472 Coordinates: 45°3′52.3″N93°49′31.7″W / 45.064528°N 93.825472°W / 45.064528; -93.825472
Area Less than one acre
Built 1871
MPS Wright County MRA
NRHP reference # 79001267 [1]
Designated NRHP December 11, 1979

District No. 48 School, later Franklin Township Hall, is a historic one-room school in Franklin Township, Minnesota, United States, built in 1871. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and education. [2] It was nominated as an example of the early schoolhouses built throughout rural Wright County in the late 19th century. [3] It is now vacant.

One-room school small rural school in which students of different ages are mixed in a single classroom

One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room. There, a single teacher taught academic basics to several grade levels of elementary-age boys and girls. While in many areas one-room schools are no longer used, it is not uncommon for them to remain in developing nations and rural or remote areas. Examples include remote parts of the American West, the Falklands, and the Shetland Islands.

Franklin Township, Wright County, Minnesota Township in Minnesota, United States

Franklin Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The township population was 2,774 at the 2000 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description

District No. 48 School is a simple wood-frame building with clapboard siding. It has a rectangular footprint with a small vestibule at the main entrance topped with a little belfry. Sited on a hill, the building consists of one story over a walk-out basement. Ornamentation is limited to Doric pilasters, fascia boards, and flared window jambs. [3]

Framing (construction) in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape

Framing, in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape. Framing materials are usually wood, engineered wood, or structural steel. The alternative to framed construction is generally called mass wall construction, where horizontal layers of stacked materials such as log building, masonry, rammed earth, adobe, etc. are used without framing.

Clapboard (architecture) wooden siding on a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping

Clapboard or clabbard, also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of these terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping.

Belfry (architecture) structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple

The belfry is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached to a city hall or other civic building.

History

The first schools in Wright County were held in rough log cabins or private homes. District No. 48 School was built in 1871, part of a wave of school construction to replace the earlier structures as settlement increased and communities were established. Wright County peaked at having 140 schoolhouses divided into 19 school districts. [3]

A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.

In the 20th century Wright County's numerous schools were consolidated into fewer, larger schools situated in cities and towns. This was a factor of decreasing rural populations, changing educational requirements at the state level, and higher standards for school facilities. The District No. 48 schoolhouse became the meeting hall for Franklin Township. At the time of its nomination to the National Register in 1979 the building was still in use as a township hall and "in an excellent state of maintenance and preservation". [3] Township functions have since been relocated, and the building has stood vacant for several years.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "District No. 48 School". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hackett, John J. (April 1978). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Franklin Township School House #48" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
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